50 Öre - Carl XVI Gustaf

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Reverse description	The reverse displays the large numeral '50' prominently in the center of the field, denoting the denomination. The inscription 'SVERIGE' arcs above the numeral, identifying the issuing nation, while 'ÖRE' appears below. To the right of 'ÖRE' is the mint mark, and to the left are the initials of the surname of the Governor of the Riksbank, serving as the monetary authority's mark. The design is clean and typographic, with all elements in raised relief against a flat field.
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Additional information	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.