50 øre NORWAY (1926-1949)

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:	hole:
22.0 mm	4.8 g	1.9 mm	Cu₇₅Ni₂₅	3.6 mm

obverse:

above the central hole, below, on the right and on the left four monograms of King of Norway Haakon VII; along the edge divided by monograms: ALT FOR NOR-GE • (All for Norway); at the edge a ring of semi-circles

reverse:

above the central hole the royal crown; below year of issue divided by a mint mark; along the bottom edge face value: 50 ØRE; triquetra on each side of the hole; at the edge a ring of semi-circles

edge:

plain

issue date:

withdrawal date:

1 V 2012

designer:

mint:

Den Kongelige Mynt (The Royal Mint), Kongsberg (mint mark divides the issue date on the reverse)

mintage:

1926	2 000 000
1927	2 502 100
1928	1 458 200
1929	600 000
1939	900 000
1940	2 193 000
1941	2 373 000
1945	1 354 000
1946	1 532 500
1947	2 465 300
1948	5 911 400
1949	1 029 600

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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