Description:
Obverse
The front represents Linaeus' seeking eye trough a magnifying glass. The eye is a detail from A. Roslin’s portrait of Linné from 1775. At the lower edge of the picture are the artist’s initials,
Reverse
A butterfly which represents nature’s ingenious details, in a checked pattern that symbolises orderliness and systematics.At the lower edge of the coin is the denomination. To the left of the edge is the letter “E”, which indicates the place the coin was minted and on the right are the letters “SI”, which are the initials of the Riksbank Governor.
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