- Øre
Øre is the one-hundredth subdivision of the
Norwegian krone ,Danish krone ,Swedish krona andIcelandic króna currency units. But note that the corresponding subdivision of the Swedish krona is calledöre , in theFaroe Islands "oyra" (plural "oyru(r)") and in Iceland "eyrir" (plural "aurar") which are just different spellings of the krone/krona/króna subdivisions. Compare to the cent. The plural and singular are the same in Norway and Denmark.Since
1993 , the only Norwegiancoin in use with a nominal value below 1 NOK is the 50 øre coin. (The 10 øre coin was announced deprecated at23 February 1992 and deemed obsolete one year after that.) See the article about theNorwegian krone for more information.Since
1989 , the two Danish coins in use with a nominal value below 1 DKK are the 50 øre and 25 øre coins. See the article about theDanish krone for more information.In Norway and Denmark, the word 'øre' also means 'ear'.
The name derives from the Latin "
aureus " (gold), the name of a coin worth 25 denarii.ee also
*
Heller (money) (subdivision of Czech and Slovak crowns)
* Other coin names that are derived from the gold of which they were once made:
**Guilder
**Złoty
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