Øre (plural ''øre'', , ) is the centesimal subdivision of the
Danish
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People
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and
Norwegian krone. The
Faroese division is called the ''oyra'', but is equal in value to the Danish coin. Before their discontinuation, the corresponding divisions of the
Swedish krona and the
Icelandic króna
The króna or krona (sometimes called Icelandic crown; sign: kr; code: ISK) is the currency of Iceland. Iceland is the second-smallest country by population, after the Seychelles, to have its own currency and monetary policy.
Name
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öre
Öre () is the centesimal subdivision of the Swedish krona. In the Swedish language, the plural of ''öre'' is either ''öre'' or ''ören''.
The name ''öre'' derives from the Latin word ''aereus/aurum'', meaning gold. The corresponding subdivisi ...
and the
eyrir, respectively. The name ''øre/öre'' derives from the Latin word ''aereus/aurum'', meaning
gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile me ...
.
The Norwegian 10-øre coin was deprecated on 23 February 1992 and ceased to be legal tender in 1993. From then on, the only Norwegian coin in use with a value below NOK 1 was the 50-øre coin, which was also deprecated on 1 May 2012. The original value were the 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, and 50-øre coins.
The Danish
25 øre coin ceased to be legal tender on 1 October 2008.
The only Danish coin currently in use with a value below DKr 1 is the
50 øre.
See also
*
Heller (money)
The ''Heller'', abbreviation ''hlr'', was a coin, originally valued at half a pfennig, that was issued in Switzerland and states of the Holy Roman Empire, surviving in some European countries until the 20th century.
It was first recorded in 1200 ...
(subdivision of
Czech
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* Czech, ...
and
Slovak crowns)
*
Fillér
''Fillér'' () was the name of various small-denomination coins throughout Hungarian history. It was the subdivision of the Austro-Hungarian and the Hungarian korona, the pengő and the forint. The name derives from the German word (four). O ...
(subdivision of
Hungarian forint
The forint (sign Ft; code HUF) is the currency of Hungary. It was formerly divided into 100 fillér, but fillér coins are no longer in circulation. The introduction of the forint on 1 August 1946 was a crucial step in the post-World War II stab ...
)
* Other coin names that are derived from the gold of which they were once made:
**
Florin
**
Öre
Öre () is the centesimal subdivision of the Swedish krona. In the Swedish language, the plural of ''öre'' is either ''öre'' or ''ören''.
The name ''öre'' derives from the Latin word ''aereus/aurum'', meaning gold. The corresponding subdivis ...
**
Guilder
Guilder is the English translation of the Dutch and German ''gulden'', originally shortened from Middle High German ''guldin pfenninc'' " gold penny". This was the term that became current in the southern and western parts of the Holy Roman Emp ...
**
Zloty
References
Currencies of the Kingdom of Denmark
Currencies of Norway
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