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50 Öre - Carl XVI Gustaf
| Issuer | Sveriges Riksbank |
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| Year | 1992-2009 |
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| In circulation to | 30 September 2010 |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the Three Crowns (Tre Kronor), the ancient heraldic symbol of Sweden, arranged in the traditional triangular formation — two crowns in the upper field and one centered below. Each crown is rendered in a stylized Gothic manner with beaded ornamentation along the band and arches. The year of issue is inscribed in the lower field beneath the crowns in a distinctive elongated numeral style. The field is otherwise unadorned, with a plain raised rim encircling the design. |
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| Mintage | 1992 B - - 39,530,810 1992 D - - 39,464,217 1992 D - Hardcover set - 61,183 1992 D - Softcover set - 5,600 1993 B - - 1993 D - - 576,080 1993 D - Hardcover set - 57,700 1993 D - Softcover set - 4,784 1993 D - Souvenir set - 4,956 1994 B - - 453,384 1994 B - Hardcover set - 48,881 1994 B - Softcover set - 5,360 1994 B - Souvenir set - 9,950 1995 B - - 415,352 1995 B - Hardcover set - 45,836 1995 B - Softcover set - 5,000 1995 B - Souvenir set - 5,350 1995 B - Special hardcover set containing KM#885 - 5,000 1995 B - Special softcover set containing KM#885 - 10,000 1996 B - - 194,310 1996 B - Hardcover set - 42,729 1996 B - Softcover set - 5,100 1996 B - Souvenir set - 5,481 1997 B - - 20,471 1997 B - Hardcover set - 39,470 1997 B - Softcover set - 5,100 1997 B - Souvenir set - 4,954 1998 B - - 5,017,969 1998 B - Hardcover set - 34,750 1998 B - Softcover set - 5,170 1998 B - Souvenir set - 7,067 1999 B - - 22,030,269 1999 B - Hardcover set - 33,334 1999 B - Softcover set - 4,480 1999 B - Souvenir set - 8,045 2000 B - - 33,002,831 2000 B - Hardcover set - 30,912 2000 B - Softcover set - 5,000 2000 B - Souvenir set - 7,209 2000 B - Special set containing KM#897 - 14,300 2001 B - - 30,077,413 2001 B - Hardcover set - 31,124 2001 B - Softcover set - 4,000 2001 B - Souvenir set - 7,995 2002 B - - 31,976,358 2002 B - Hardcover set - 31,220 2002 B - Softcover set - 4,000 2002 B - Souvenir set - 8,000 2003 B - - 2003 B - Hardcover set - 27,353 2003 B - Softcover set - 3,000 2003 B - Souvenir set - 6,500 2003 H - - 32,037,915 2004 H - - 25,925,239 2004 H - Hardcover set - 24,635 2004 H - Softcover set - 3,000 2004 H - Souvenir set - 5,775 2005 H - - 24,998,203 2005 H - Hardcover set - 22,000 2005 H - Souvenir set - 4,000 2006 SI - - 29,980,000 2006 SI - Hardcover set - 20,000 2007 SI - - 49,980,000 2007 SI - Hardcover set - 20,000 2008 SI - - 34,980,000 2008 SI - Hardcover set - 20,000 2009 SI - - 19,986,000 2009 SI - Hardcover set - 14,000 |
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Sweden's 50 öre denomination had an extended death watch before its eventual discontinuation in 2009 — the Riksdag had debated eliminating small-denomination coins since the mid-1990s, when inflation had eroded their purchasing power to near-irrelevance. The bronze composition was itself a holdover from an earlier era of Swedish coinage, increasingly anomalous as neighboring Nordic countries moved to cheaper steel and aluminum alloys. Production wound down gradually through the 2000s, and final-year pieces saw minimal circulation before the denomination was officially demonetized on September 30, 2010.