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1 Cent - Oscar I Pattern strike
| Issuer | Sweden |
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| Year | 1844 |
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| Value | 1 Cent (0.01) |
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| Obverse description | The crowned royal cypher of King Oscar I, composed of an interlaced 'O' monogram, divides the royal motto within a circular arrangement of the Three Crowns of Sweden. The legend 'RÄTT OCH SANNING' (Right and Truth) surrounds the central device, serving as both motto and border inscription within the coin's field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Oscar I ascended the Swedish throne in 1844 and almost immediately explored a decimal coinage system — a radical departure from the riksdaler specie arrangement then in use. This cent pattern was part of that early decimalization experiment, likely produced to gauge official and public appetite for reform. Sweden would not actually complete the transition to decimal currency until 1855, with the introduction of the riksdaler riksmynt divided into 100 öre.
Pattern strikes of this type were never released for circulation and survive in very small numbers.