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  • 2 Öre 1942-1950, KM# 811, Sweden, Gustaf V
  • 2 Öre 1942-1950, KM# 811, Sweden, Gustaf V
Description

Gustaf V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf, 1858–1950) was King of Sweden from 1907. Reigning from the death of his father Oscar II in 1907 until his own death 43 years later, he holds the record of being the oldest monarch of Sweden. He was the first Swedish king since the High Middle Ages not to have a coronation and hence never wore a crown, a tradition continuing to date. He represented Sweden (under the alias of Mr G.) as a competitive tennis player, keeping up competitive tennis until his 80s.

Type 2A = light iron used on the 2 öre 1917-1919 and 1942
Type 2B = dark iron used on the 2 öre 1942 to 1950

Obverse

Crowned monogram of Gustaf V divides date, surrounded by his personal motto "With the people for the Fatherland".

A heraldic representation of the crown of King Eric XIV of Sweden. The original crown was made in Stockholm in 1561 by Flemish goldsmith Cornelius ver Weiden, for the coronation of King Eric XIV. It is held in the Treasury under the Stockholm Palace along with the rest of the Swedish Royal Regalia. The crown is the official crown of the King of Sweden and is still used in ceremonies.

MED FOLKET FÖR FOSTERLANDET
19 GGV 46

Reverse

The Three Crowns, the lesser coat of arms, divides value in letters at base of lower crown. Above the crowns there is the value in number and below the mint mark of Sveriges Riksbank, Stockholm (crowned St. Eric).

Three Crowns (Swedish: Tre Kronor) is a national emblem of Sweden, present in the coat of arms of Sweden, and composed of three yellow or gilded coronets ordered two above and one below, placed on a blue background. The emblem is often used as a symbol of official State authority by the Monarchy, the Riksdag, the Government of Sweden and by Swedish embassies around the world, but also appears in other less formal contexts, such as the Sweden men's national ice hockey team, who wear the symbol on their sweaters and hence are called "Three Crowns".

2
TVÅ ÖRE

Edge

2 Öre

KM# 811 Schön# 41
Characteristics
Material Iron
Weight 3.5 g
Diameter 21 mm
Thickness 1.5 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Sveriges Riksbank

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