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{{Short description|Unit of Swedish currency}}
{{more footnotes|date=February 2018}}
'''Öre''' ({{IPA|sv|ˈœ̂ːrɛ|pronounced}}) is the centesimal subdivision of the [[Swedish krona]]. In the Swedish language, the plural of ''öre'' is either ''öre'' (indefinite) or ''ören'' (definitive).

The name ''öre'' derives from the Latin word ''aereus/aurum'', meaning [[gold]].<ref>[https://www.riksbank.se/sv/om-riksbanken/historia/historisk-tidslinje/2000-2018/ore-avskaffas-som-myntenhet/ "Ordet öre kommer av latinets Aereus/aurum"]. [[Sveriges Riksbank]]. Retrieved 22 January 2012.</ref> The corresponding subdivisions of the [[Norwegian krone|Norwegian]] and [[Danish krone]]s are called [[øre]].

Öre coins have been withdrawn since 2010, but the unit remains.

== History ==
During the Middle Ages, the öre was a unit of Swedish currency equal to 1/8 of a ''[[Mark (currency)|mark]]'', 3 ''[[örtug]]ar'' or either 24, 36 or 48 ''[[Swedish penning|penningar]]'' (depending on the geographical area in which it was used). It was already a unit of account in the 11th century, but was not minted as a coin until 1522. This öre was withdrawn in 1776, but returned in 1855 as [[Decimalisation|{{frac|100}}]] of the [[Swedish riksdaler|riksdaler]]. The riksdaler was replaced by the ''krona'' in 1873 (one riksdaler equalling one krona), but ''öre'' remained the name of the minor unit.

The last öre coin was withdrawn in 2010, but the centesimal subdivision is still used in non-cash contexts such as bank balances and cashless transactions, while bills to be paid in cash are [[cash rounding|rounded]] to the nearest krona.

== Coins ==
{{See also|Swedish krona#Coins}}

=== 1 Fyrk ===
1 [[Fyrk]] coin had a value of a part of 1 öre.

=== 1 öre ===
1 öre coins, by king 1844–1973
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Monarch || Reverse || Obverse || Notes
|-
|[[Oscar I of Sweden|Oscar I]] (1844–1859)
|[[File:Ore1858o.JPG|frameless]]
|[[File:ORE1858.JPG|frameless]]
|{{plainlist|
* 2.80 g, bronze
* Obv: Head left
* Obv. Legend: OSCAR SVERIGES...
* Rev: Value, date within wreath
}}
|-
|[[Charles XV of Sweden|Charles XV]] (1859–1872)
|
|
|{{plainlist|
* 2.70 g, bronze
* Obv: Head left
* Obv. Legend: CARL XV SVERIGES...
* Rev: Value, date within wreath
}}
|-
|[[Oscar II of Sweden|Oscar II]] (1872–1907)
|[[File:Ore1884.JPG|frameless]]
|[[File:Ore1884r.JPG|frameless]]
|{{plainlist|
* 2.00 g, bronze
* Obv: Crowned shield
* Rev: Value and date flanked by crowns
}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Gustaf V of Sweden|Gustaf V]] (1907–1950)
|[[File:Ore1916o.JPG|frameless]]
|[[File:Oregustav.JPG|frameless]]
|{{plainlist|
* 2.00 g, bronze
* Obv: Crowned monogram divides date
* Rev: Value and crowns
* Edge: Plain
}}
|-
|[[File:Ore1917o.JPG|frameless]]
|[[File:Ore1917.JPG|frameless]]
|{{plainlist|
* 1.75 g, iron{{citation needed|date=December 2015}}
* Obv: Crowned monogram divides date
* Rev: Value and crowns
* World War I issues
}}
|-
|[[Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden|Gustaf VI Adolf]] (1950–1973)
|
|
|{{plainlist|
* 2.00 g, bronze
* Obv: Crown above
* Rev: Value within circle divides date below crown
* Edge: Plain
}}
|}

=== 2 öre ===
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=== 5 öre ===
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<gallery>
File:5 öre 1879.jpg|5 öre 1879
File:5 öre 1882.jpg|5 öre 1882
File:5 öre, Sverige år 1920.jpg|5 öre 1920
File:Svensk5oere.jpg|5 öre 1964
</gallery> Amount placed in middle; Date split by amount; Crown at head. (Obverse) Larger crown, Name of monarch.

=== 10 öre ===
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<gallery>
File:Se 10 öre 1973a.jpg|10 öre 1973
</gallery>

=== 25 öre ===
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<gallery>
File:SWE022.JPG|25 öre 1930
</gallery>

=== 50 öre ===
{{Infobox coin
|Denomination=Fifty öre
|Country=Sweden
|Value=0.5
|Unit=[[Swedish krona|SEK]]
|Mass= 3.7
|Diameter= 18.75
|Thickness= 1.80
|Edge= Plain
|Composition= 97% [[copper]], 2.5% [[zinc]] and 0.5% [[tin]]
|Years of Minting= 1992–2009
|Catalog Number=
|Obverse=50 öre SEK.png
|Obverse Design=
|Obverse Designer=
|Obverse Design Date=
|Reverse=
|Reverse Design=
|Reverse Designer=
|Reverse Design Date=
}}

From October 1992, the only coin in use in Sweden with a value below 1 kronor was the 50 öre coin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/payments--cash/notes--coins/coins/invalid-coins/|title=Invalid coins}}</ref> On 18 December 2008, the Swedish Riksbank announced a recommendation to the [[Government of Sweden|Swedish government]] to [[Withdrawal of low-denomination coins|phase out]] the final öre coin by 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thelocal.se/20081218/16440 |title=Riksbank urges Sweden to ditch 50 öre coin|publisher=[[The Local]]|date=18 December 2008}}</ref> The coin ceased to be minted on 25 March 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/50-oringens-ode-avgors-i-dag/|title=50-öringens öde avgörs i dag|language=sv|publisher=[[Dagens Nyheter]]|date=25 March 2009}}</ref> and ceased to be legal tender after 30 September 2010.

<gallery>
File:50 Öre år 1898.jpg|50 öre 1898
File:1972 50 öre obverse.jpg|50 öre 1972 
File:1972 öre reverse.jpg|50 öre 1972 (reverse)
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Money|Sweden}}
Other coin with names deriving from the ''gold'' of which they were once made:
* [[Øre]]
* [[Guilder]]
* [[Polish złoty#First złoty]]

==References==
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[[Category:Currencies of Sweden]]
[[Category:Numismatics]]


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