10 kroner NORWAY (from 1995)
| diameter: | weight: | thickness: | alloy: |
| 24.0 mm | 6.8 g | 2.0 mm | Cu81Zn10Ni9 |
obverse:
in the centre head of Harald V King of Norway facing right; below in two lines: HARALD V / ALT FOR NORGE (Harald V all for Norway)
reverse:
in the centre motif of a roof typical for stave churches (stavkirke); below it face value: 10 KR (KRONER); on the bottom year of issue divided by a mint mark
edge:
five plain and five reeded sections
issue date:
15 IX 1995
withdrawal date:
circulating
designer:
Nils Aas (initials NAA behind king's neck on the obverse)
mint:
Den Kongelige Mynt (The Royal Mint), Kongsberg - name till 2004
Det Norske Myntverket (The Norwegian Mint), Kongsberg - name from 2004 (mint mark divides the year of issue on the reverse; below it initials of the mint's chief Jan Erik Johansen JJE in years 1998-2001 or initials of Magne Flagans MF in years 2002-2006; after 2006 no initials were placed on Norwegian coins)
mintage:
| 1995 | 60 640 000 | JJE | + 100 000 in annual sets |
| 1996 | 36 282 000 | JJE | + 90 000 in annual sets |
| 1997 | 1 154 873 | JJE | + 75 000 in annual sets |
| 1998 | 988 000 | JJE | + 70 000 in annual sets |
| 1999 | 1 009 273 | JJE | + 5 000 in annual sets |
| 2000 | 1 051 727 | JJE | + 45 000 in annual sets |
| 2001 | 9 782 500 | JJE | + 55 000 in annual sets |
| 2002 | 1 070 000 | MF | + 55 000 in annual sets |
| 2003 | 910 000 | MF | + 55 000 in annual sets |
| 2004 | 448 000 | MF | + 55 000 in annual sets |
| 2005 | 411 000 | MF | + 55 000 in annual sets |
| 2006 | 447 000 | MF | + 50 000 in annual sets |
| 2007 | 444 000 | + 30 000 in annual sets | |
| 2008 | 538 508 | + 27 000 in annual sets | |
| 2009 | 448 000 | + 27 000 in annual sets | |
| 2012 | 985 000 | + 25 000 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:
Stave church (stavkirke) is a type of Norwegian wooden church being built between 10th and 13th century, when architecture, also sacred one, was still influenced by Viking motifs.
The largest stave church of Norway in Heddal.
photo: Jeroen Hellingman; licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0
The largest stave church of Norway in Heddal.
photo: Jeroen Hellingman; licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0
last update: 31 V 2014
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