II. Oszkár Bernadotte, the royal prince of Sweden and Norway, came from the Bernadotte house. 1829. was born on January 21 in the Royal Palace in Stockholm. He died on December 19, 1907. His father was King Oskar I of Sweden, and his mother was Princess Joséphine de Beauharnais of Leuchtenberg. His siblings included Royal Princess Eugenia of Sweden, Royal Prince Gustav of Sweden, Royal Prince August of Sweden and XV. Swedish King Charles II. Oszkár ruled Sweden and Norway since September 18, 1872. In 1905, Norway announced the dissolution of the personal union with Sweden. In terms of his domestic policy, he espoused conservative values. In his foreign policy, he stood for the unity of the Scandinavian states. He did a lot for the reorganization of the navy and the army, and for the improvement of taxation and public administration. After long struggles, he managed to get the national defense reform accepted, which was opposed by the camarilla, which was averse to military challenges. The fleet was developed and castles were built. He was a lover of art and a scholar, he translated the works of Johann Gottfried Herder and Goethe, and wrote theater plays. His wife was Princess Zsófia of Nassau, with whom he had four sons, including his later heir, King Gustav V of Sweden .1905. On June 7, the Storting declared the king's abdication and the dissolution of the union with Sweden. The Swedish government protested and wanted to put the question of the union to a referendum. The Norwegian people voted to dissolve the union on August 13, and the Norwegian government offered to settle the matter peacefully. The representatives of the governments gathered in Karlstad, Värmland county. The Swedish side demanded the demolition of the border forts, to which the Norwegians agreed on September 23. Norway adopted the Karlstad resolution on October 9, Sweden on October 13. Norway became independent after a long struggle. Oszkár abdicated the Norwegian throne on behalf of himself and his family. The son of King Frederick of Denmark - at the same time II. The son of the niece of the Swedish king Oszkár (the son of the daughter of Károly XV named Lujza) - occupied VII. Under the name of Haakon. II. During Oszkár's long reign, he played an important role in Scandinavian politics and culture.

II. King Oskar of Sweden and Norway reigned from 1872 to 1907. During his reign, the economy of the Scandinavian countries began to develop, and significant changes were also made in the coinage. In 1873, King Oszkár introduced the 100-part silver system, in which the 1-crown coin was worth 100 olds. This system was in effect until the end of the 19th century. During the reign of the monarch, the following changes took place in the Swedish and Norwegian coinage: The weight and size of the coins decreased significantly. , for example the royal monogram, the crown or the coat of arms of the Scandinavian countries. II. King Oskar's coinage was an important milestone in the monetary history of the Scandinavian countries. The new system made money circulation simpler and more transparent and contributed to the development of the economy. Among the coins minted by the ruler, the most common were silver coins of 1, 2, 5 and 10 crowns. These coins are still sought after by numismatists.