1 Krona - Carl XVI Gustaf

Sweden's shift to a smaller, steel-based 1 krona in 2016 rendered this copper-nickel type obsolete, but the series itself had already survived one near-death experience: a 1991 Riksdag commission seriously debated abolishing the denomination entirely before recommending its retention at reduced physical size relative to earlier issues. The coin's longevity under Carl XVI Gustaf — whose reign began in 1973 — means this single type spans over a decade of Swedish monetary policy largely defined by the country's repeated rejection of euro adoption, most decisively in the 2003 referendum.