1 öre, Stockholm, Gustav I Vasa, 1522
The 1 öre is a silver coin that began to be minted under Gustav Vasa. The earliest types date from 1522 and were inspired by the Lybian double shilling, among other things. Previously, the öre had only existed as a unit of account.
The öre was minted in Uppsala, Arboga, Västerås, Turku and Stockholm between 1522 and 1533. There are two types of inscriptions on the coins, one where Gustav has the title gubernator, which can be translated as imperial governor or courtier, and one with the inscription S. ERICVS REX SVECIE in different variants.
S. ERICVS REX SVECIE is the saint-king Erik the Holy, Sweden's rex perpetuus (eternal king) and appears on many coins since 1465-1467, often those issued by people who did not have royal dignity.
The obverse (front) of the coin shows a man in armour facing forward and, depending on the type of coin, various royal attributes such as crown, mantle, sword and orb. The reverse (back) shows, depending on the type, a crowned shield with three crowns on a horizontal cross or a type where the shield also has two crossed arrows or the letters of the coat of arms of the mint or the vassalage. The motif of the öre is not described in contemporary sources, but the silver value is. Early öres have a weight of 4.39 g which was later reduced to 2.92 g. The silver content increased from 7 ½ lödig to 8 at the end of the mintage.
)Object number: 106208_KMK
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