25 øre NORWAY (1924-1950)

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:	hole:
17.0 mm	2.4 g	1.65 mm	Cu₇₅Ni₂₅	2.9 mm

obverse:

above the central hole, below, on the right and on the left four monograms of King of Norway Haakon VII; at the edge a ring of semi-circles

reverse:

above the central hole the royal crown; below: NORGE (Norway); along the bottom edge face value: 25 ØRE and year of issue; triquetra on each side of the hole; at the edge a ring of semi-circles

edge:

plain

issue date:

withdrawal date:

1 I 1984

designer:

mint:

Den Kongelige Mynt (The Royal Mint), Kongsberg (mint mark before face value on the reverse)

mintage:

1924	4 000 000
1927	6 200 000
1929	800 000
1939	1 220 000
1940	1 160 000
1946	1 850 000
1947	2 592 000
1949	2 602 000
1950	2 800 000

interesting facts:

Triquetra is a an ambiguous symbol found on Viking rune stones. This particular design of triquetra comes from a penny of King of Norway Harald Hardrada minted in Nidarnes (Trondheim) in the years 1047-1066. Harald Hardrada was the founder of the Norwegian monetary system. His policy of unification of currency caused a complete removal of foreign coins from Norway.

Triquetra on Harald Hardrada's penny

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last update: 31 V 2014

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