Weird foreign coins

[william]

Hi all,

I have a selection of coins dated from 1874 - 1905. There are four of them altogether. One of them says 1 ore on the reverse, one of them says 2 ore on the reverse, and two of them say 10 ore on the reverse. On the obverse of them all, the legend reads 'BRODRAFOLKENS VAL', and below that is a strange crowned box with a 'II' in it. The one ore and two ore are bronze, and the 2x ten ores are silver. Can anybody tell me what country these coins are from?

Thanks,

William

[Emperor Oli]

Sweden although many Scandinavian countries produced Ore, I think it's Sweden

[Master Jmd]

doesnt portugal do ore too?

[william]

Sweden although many Scandinavian countries produced Ore, I think it's Sweden

Thanks

[kuhli]

a strange crowned box with a 'II' in it.

Actually, that is an "O" for Oscar II.

BTW, Portugal used a centavo/escudo system prior to the Euro. The öre is used by Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

[mint_mark]

And Iceland, although with a different spelling. All their coins were legal tender in each other's countries from 1874... one of the earlier experiments with monetary union before the Euro.

[Edward]

Oli is right, these are definitely Swedish. They are from the coinage of 1874-1905, and are denominations of öre, hundredths of a krona. The "crowned boxed 2" is the royal monogram of Oscar II, reigned 1872-1907.

[william]

Ok, thanks for that