$C_{\lambda}$-extended oscillator algebras, generalizing the
Calogero-Vasiliev algebra, where $C_{\lambda}$ is the cyclic group of order
$\lambda$, have recently proved very useful in the context of supersymmetric
quantum mechanics and some of its variants. Here we determine the spectrum
generating algebra of the $C_{\lambda}$-extended oscillator. We then construct
its coherent states, study their nonclassical properties, and compare the
latter with those of standard $\lambda$-photon coherent states, which are
obtained as a special case. Finally, we briefly review some other types of
coherent states associated with the $C_{\lambda}$-extended oscillator.