25 Öre Sweden
Sweden
1873–1950
Reference data compiled from public catalogs
Estimated Melt Value
$5.09
Based on Silver spot price ($79.17/oz) · 40.0% purity · 5g
Updated 6:41 PM
Collector premium not included
Specifications
| Country | Sweden |
| Years Minted | 1873–1950 |
| Composition | 40% silver |
| Weight | 5 g |
| Diameter | 18 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Reeded |
Design
Obverse
Depicts the portrait of the reigning Swedish monarch.
Reverse
Features the denomination within a wreath and the year of issue.
History & Notable Facts
The 25 Öre coin marked Sweden's entry into the Scandinavian Monetary Union in 1873, making it interchangeable with similar denominations in Denmark and Norway for nearly four decades.
This silver piece, initially composed of 0.403 grams of the metal, reflected the era's push for decimal standardization. Sweden had clung to its older system, but reformers finally decimalized the riksdaler into crowns and ore. Production occurred at the Swedish Royal Mint in Stockholm, with designs featuring the Swedish coat of arms on one side and a value inscription on the other.
Not all years saw the same composition; post-1920 issues shifted to copper-nickel as silver grew scarce after World War I. Exact mintage figures for many years remain murky, lost in archival shifts.
Some variants show die cracks from overworked presses, a nod to the coin's mass production.
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