1 Öre - Oscar I Pattern strike, Type II

Oscar I's reign saw sustained pressure to rationalize Sweden's chaotic coinage system, and the early 1850s produced a flurry of pattern work as the mint explored new denominations and module sizes ahead of formal reform. This Type II designation distinguishes it from concurrent pattern submissions — multiple competing proposals were physically struck and evaluated before any design was committed to circulation. The eventual decimal reform came only after Oscar's death, under Carl XV.