Sweden 5 Kroner 1966 100th Anniversary KM839

Let’s be honest for a second: when you picture a King, what comes to mind? A figure waving from a balcony? Someone sitting stiffly in a uniform covered in medals? While King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden certainly did those things, he was so much more than a figurehead. He was a man who likely would have been just as happy being a university professor as he was a monarch. Known affectionately by some as the "Professor King," Gustaf VI Adolf was a serious intellectual, a world-class archaeologist, and a botanist who could identify a rhododendron species faster than most of us can identify our own cousins. next...