Gold and silver coins of Sweden

Gold and silver coins of Sweden are represented by several types of coins: mark, Øre, riksdaler and kronor. All of them reflect the era of the Swedish kings and were in circulation, with the exception of modern coins. Today, only gold krones are issued, which are investment coins and are of interest to coin collectors.

Sweden Gold Coins

Mark

• 16 mark of 1599-1611 − “Charles IX”
• 10 mark of 1611-1632 − “Gustav II Adolf Vasa”
• 16 mark of 1611-1632 − “Gustav II Adolf Vasa”
• 20 mark of 1611-1632 − “Gustav II Adolf Vasa”
• 40 mark of 1611-1632 − “Gustav II Adolf Vasa”

Kronor

• 5 kronor denomination of 1881-1907 − “Oscar II”
• 5 kronor denomination of 2016
• 10 kronor denomination of 1876-1907 − “Oscar II”

• 10 kronor denomination of 1991
• 20 kronor denomination of 1876-1907 − “Oscar II”

Silver Coins of Sweden

Marks

• ½ mark of 1523-1560 – “Gustav I Vasa”
• 1 mark of 1523-1560 – “Gustav I Vasa”
• 2 marks of 1523-1560 – “Gustav I Vasa”
• 1 mark of 1560-1568 – “Eric XIV”
• 2 marks of 1560-1568 – “Eric XIV”
• 3 marks of 1560-1568 – “Eric XIV”
• 4 marks of 1568 – “Juhan III and Charles IX Vaza”
• 1 marks of 1568-1592 – “Johan III”
• 2 marks of 1568-1592 – “Johan III”
• 4 marks of 1568-1592 – “Johan III”
• 1 mark of 1592-1599 – “Sigismund III Vasa”
• 2 marks of 1592-1599 – “Sigismund III Vasa”
• ½ mark of 1599-1611 − “Charles IX”
• 1 mark of 1599-1611 − “Charles IX”
• 2 marks of 1599-1611 − “Charles IX”
• 4 marks of 1599-1611 − “Charles IX”

• 5 marks of 1599-1611 − “Charles IX”
• 6 marks of 1599-1611 − “Charles IX”
• 8 marks of 1599-1611 − “Charles IX”
• 10 marks of 1599-1611 − “Charles IX”
• 20 marks of 1599-1611 − “Charles IX”

• 4 marks of 1608-1618 − “Johan Estergetland”
• 1 mark of 1611-1632 − “Gustav II Adolf Vasa”
• 2 marks of 1611-1632 − “Gustav II Adolf Vasa”

• 4 marks of 1611-1632 − “Gustav II Adolf Vasa”
• 1 mark of 1632-1654 − “Kristina”
• 2 marks of 1632-1654 − “Kristina”
• 4 marks of 1632-1654 − “Kristina”
• 1 mark of 1654-1660 − “Karl X Gustav”
• 2 marks of 1654-1660 − “Karl X Gustav”
• 1 mark of 1660-1697 – “Karl XI”
• 2 marks of 1660-1697 – “Karl XI”
• 4 marks of 1660-1697 – “Karl XI”
• 8 marks of 1660-1697 – “Karl XI”
• 1 mark of 1697-1718 – “Karl XII”
• 2 marks of 1697-1718 – “Karl XII”
• 4 marks of 1697-1718 – “Karl XII”
• 8 marks of 1697-1718 – “Karl XII”
• 1 mark of 1719-1720 – “Ulrika Eleanor”
• 2 marks of 1719-1720 – “Ulrika Eleanor”
• 1 mark of 1719-1720 – “Frederick I”
• 2 marks of 1719-1720 – “Frederick I’
• 4 marks of 1719-1720 − “Frederick I”

Øre

• 1st Øre of 1596 − “Sigismund III”
• 1st Øre of 1634-1635 − “Kristina”
• 1st Øre of 1668-1682 – “Karl XI”
• 4th Øre of 1563 − “Sigismund III”
• 4th Øre of 1670-1671 – “Karl XI”

• 5th AD 1693-1699 – “Karl XI”
• 8th Øre of 1563 − “Sigismund III”
• 10th Øre 1855-1857 – “Oscar I”
• 10th Øre 1875-1904 – “Oscar II”
• 10th Øre 1911-1917 – “Gustav V”
• 10th Øre 1930-1947 – “Gustav V”
• 10th Øre of 1956 − “Gustav VI”
• 16th Øre of 1563 − “Sigismund III”
• 25th Øre of 1866 − “Charles XV”
• 25 Øre 1874-1907 – “Oscar II”
• 25th Øre 1917-1948 – “Gustav V”

• 25th Øre of 1954 −”Gustav VI”
• 50 Øre of 1881-1898 – “Oscar II”
• 50 Øre of 1911-1933 – “Gustav V”
• 50 Øre of 1956 − “Gustav VI”

Riksdalers

• 1/24 riksdaler of 1778 − “Gustav III”
• 1/16 riksdaler of 1848 – “Oscar I”
• 1/12 riksdaler of 1777-1779 – “Gustav III”
• 1/8 riksdaler of 1832 − “Karl XIV”
• 1/4 riksdaler of 1832 − “Karl XIV”
• 1 riksdaler of 1860 − “Charles XV”

Kronor

• 1 kronor of 1881-1907 – “Oscar II”
• 1 kronor of 1939-1948 – “Gustav V”
• 1 kronor of 1950 − “Gustav VI”
• 2 kronor of 1876-1877 – “Oscar II”
• 2 kronor of 1877 − “25 years of reign Oscar II”

• 2 kronor of 1878-1907 – “Oscar II”
• 2 kronor of 1907 − “The Golden Wedding of Oscar II and Sofia”

• 2 kronor of 1921 − “400 years of Gustav Vasa”

• 2 kronor of 1932 − “300 years since the death of Gustav II”

• 2 kronor of 1938 − “300 years of Delaware colonization”
• 2 kronor of 1939 − “Gustav V”
• 2 kronor of 1950 −”Gustav VI”
• 2 kronor of 1963 −”Gustav V”
• 5 kronor of 1935 − “500 years to the riksdaler”
• 5 kronor of 1952 − “70 years to King Gustav VI”

What Mint produces the coins?

During the reign of Sigismund III (1568–1592), silver Øre were minted at the Mint in Stockholm. Queen Christina, who reigned in the 17th century, minted an era of silver at the Mint in Reval, and copper and bronze in Sutera and Nicheping. Her successors – the kings Charles XI and Charles XII – minted silver Øre and marks at the Mint in Stockholm. Today, precious metal coins and medals are minted at Myntverket (officially AB Myntverket), which is a privately owned Swedish company. Since 2008, Swedish coins have now minted Mint of Finland Ltd. in Helsinki, Finland.

The cost of these coins on the market

The cost of old coins of Sweden can be found on Internet exchanges or in electronic catalogs of the Internet. We bring to your attention the approximate value of some coins:

Coin’s name and denomination	Metal	Price (euro)
20 kronor 1876-1907 “Oscar II”	Au	407,13
50 Øre 1911-1933 “Gustav V”	Ag	15,69
50 Øre 1881-1898 “Oscar II”	Ag	156,56
25 Øre 1917-1948 “Gustav V”	Ag	2,32
25 Øre 1874-1907 “Oscar II”	Ag	6,21
25 Øre 1866 “Charles XV”	Ag	90,94
16 Øre 1563 “Sigismund III”	Ag	736,77
10 Øre 1911-1917 “Gustav V”	Ag	2,73
10 Øre 1855-1857 “Oscar I”	Ag	61,26
10 Øre 1875-1904 “Oscar II”	Ag	6,28
8 Øre 1563 “Sigismund III”	Ag	589,41
4 Øre 1563 “Sigismund III”	Ag	221,03
1 Øre 1596 “Sigismund III”	Ag	239,45
1/8 riksdaler 1832 “Charles XIV”	Ag	34,38
1 riksdaler 1860 “Charles XV”	Ag	83,50
1 kronor 1881-1907 “Oscar II”	Ag	10,23
2 kronor 1878-1907 “Oscar II”	Ag	36,29
2 kronor 1877 “25 years of reign Oscar II”	Ag	24,22
2 kronor 1907 “The Golden Wedding of Oscar II and Sofia”	Ag	19,51

Interesting Facts

• 10 SEK started to be minted as early as the end of the nineteenth century from 1876 to 1907, as well as 20 SEK. Then, after a long break, since 1991, only the minting of gold coins of 10 kronor was resumed.
• In 1873, Norway, Denmark and Sweden joined the Scandinavian Monetary Union. It was during this period that the Swedish gold crown with a gold content of 0.4032 g was put into circulation.
• The Riksdaler is one of the units of the multicurrency monetary system of Sweden of the XVI — XIX centuries. The first Swedish coins of silver were called dalers and minted in 1534 during the reign of Gustav I Vasa. Later, as the small loose change fell into disrepair, they introduced the monetary unit Daler, which corresponded to four marks. For three centuries, its silver content was relatively stable, which was about 25.5 g. At the same time, fractional denominations were minted at 1⁄24, 1⁄12, 1⁄6, 1⁄4, 1⁄3, ½ and 2⁄3 riksdaler.
• During the reign of Oscar II in 1874, a monetary reform was carried out, which simplified the Swedish monetary system. A kronor was introduced into circulation that corresponded to the 100th Øre.
• The Swedish kronor has been the official currency of Sweden since 1873. One kronor corresponds to the 100 Øre. These coins were withdrawn from circulation, but they can be used in electronic settlements. The reason for this was the low purchasing power of the era and the fact that these coins cannot be used when paying at car parking terminals and gaming machines.
• In Sweden in 1620, there were simultaneously two coin systems. One was based on coins of silver, and the other on coins of copper. The reason for this was the lack of silver in the country and large deposits of copper, which became a prerequisite for the development of one of the most important industries in Sweden.
• In addition to gold coins of 10 crowns, which were minted since the fall of 2016, for the first time since 1971, a coin of 2 kronor was issued, which on the obverse depicts “Charles XVI Gustav”.