5 kroner NORWAY (1975) 100 Years of Krone

5 kroner 1975 - 100 Years of Krone - Norwegian coins

5 kroner 1975 - 100 Years of Krone - Coins of Norway

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

obverse:

in the centre Norwegian Coat of Arms divides the face value: 5 / KR (KRONER); along the edge: KONGERIKET NORGE (Kingdom of Norway)

reverse:

in the centre a moneyer striking coins leftwards; in the background a balance scale; on the bottom dates: 1875-1975; along the top edge: KRONEMYNT I 100 ÅR (100 years of Krone)

edge:

plain

issue date:

withdrawal date:

9 VII 1999

designer:

Øivind Hansen (concave initials ØH in bottom left corner of the anvil on the reverse)

mint:

Den Kongelige Mynt (The Royal Mint), Kongsberg (concave mint mark on the anvil on the reverse; on the reverse bottom initials AB of Royal Mint chief Arne Bakken)

mintage:

1975

1 156 319

+ 35 494 in annual sets

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

interesting facts:

This Norwegian commemorative coin of 5 kroner from 1975 commemorates the centenary of the monetary reform of 1875, which resulted in introducing the Norwegian Krone currency.

last update: 31 V 2014

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