Twenty-five øre (Danish coin)

The 25 - Øre - piece (Danish 25 - øresmønt ) was between 1991 and 1 October 2008, the lowest Umlaufmünze the Danish Krone. Since 1991, there was a copper coin, which corresponded to about 3.5 € cents.

Coin

The last version of the 25 - øre coin was first brought on 29 January 1991 circulated withdrawn from circulation as of 1 October 2008 and is available as cash no longer in use, but could not until October 1, 2011 at banks, savings banks and the National Bank will be exchanged. Both Norway and Sweden had previously ( in Sweden with the notation " Öre " ) abolished their respective 25 - øre pieces. The smallest coins have since each 50 Øre. The reason for the abolition of the 25 - øre coin are the production costs higher than the face value.

The last Danish 25 - øre coin was made ​​of bronze, which were 97 % copper, 2.5% zinc and 0.5 % tin. She had a diameter of 17.5 mm, weighed 2.8 g and was 1.55 mm thick. Its edge was smooth.

History

The first 25 - Øre - piece was introduced in 1875 and consisted of 60 % silver. Produced from 1920 pieces were made of silver-colored cupro-nickel (75 % copper, 25 % nickel), because silver was too expensive. As of 1924, the 25 - øre coins were made ​​of a perforated coins, which served, among other visually impaired people for ease of identification.

At the end of the Second World War also occurred in Denmark to lack of material, which is why the 25 - øre pieces were made ​​of zinc. Corrosion made ​​these coins quickly unsightly. From 1948 copper nickel was used again, however, it has waived the hole, which was reintroduced in 1967.

In 1991, the 5 - and 10 - abolished øre coins, so the 25 - øre copper coin the smallest cash in Denmark.

With effect from 1 October 2008 and the 25 - Öre piece was abolished, as the purchasing power too low and the production costs were too high here. Before 1 October 2011 25 - öre coins in the banks could be exchanged. As a consequence of the abolition found new rounding rules apply. This amounts from 0.25 to 0.74 crowns are crowns rounded to 50 Öre and rounded the other amounts to the next larger or smaller full - crown amount. The new rounding rules are, however, applied only in cash payments. In cashless payments exact sums continue to be entered without any curves.