5 kroner NORWAY (1963-1973)

Edge of 5 kroner 1963-1973 - Norwegian coins

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
29.5 mm	11.5 g	2.23 mm	Cu₇₅Ni₂₅

obverse:

in the coin centre head of Olav V King of Norway facing left; along the top edge: OLAV V NORGES KONGE (Olav V King of Norway); along the bottom edge: ALT FOR NORGE (all for Norway)

reverse:

in the coin centre Norwegian Coat of Arms divides the face value: 5 / KR (KRONER); on the bottom the Coat of Arms divides the year of issue

edge:

plain with concave pattern of six ribbons separated by five mint marks and an initial B of mint's director Arne Bakken

issue date:

withdrawal date:

9 VII 1999

designer:

Øivind Hansen (initials ØH behind king's neck on the obverse)

mint:

Den Kongelige Mynt (The Royal Mint), Kongsberg (five mint marks on the edge; the sixth mark is an initial B of mint's director Arne Bakken)

mintage:

1963	7 074 000	B
1964	7 346 000	B
1965	2 233 000	B
1966	2 502 000	B
1967	583 000	B
1968	1 813 400	B
1969	2 403 700	B
1970	202 300	B
1971	177 900	B
1972	2 208 704	B
1973	2 778 055	B

mint and privy marks:

Until 2006 on Norwegian coinage apart from crossed sledge hammer and chisel - the mint mark of the Norwegian mint, also initials of mint's directors were placed. Let's meet the people standing behind these initials:

B, AB	1961 - 30 VI 1980	Arne Bakken
AB*	1 VII - 31 XII 1980	Ole-Robert Kolberg
K	1981 - 1993	Ole-Robert Kolberg
K*	1994	Jan Erik Johansen
J, JJE	1994 - 2001	Jan Erik Johansen
JJE*	23 VIII - 31 XII 2001	Magne Flagans
MF	2002 - 2006	Magne Flagans

last update: 31 V 2014

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