20 kroner NORWAY (1999) 700 Years of Fortress Akershus

in the centre royal seal of King of Norway Haakon V Magnusson; below in three lines: 20 KR / NORGE / 1999 (face value 20 kroner, Norway and year of issue)

in the centre reconstructed view of fortress Akershus in Oslo; along the bottom edge: AKERSHUS 700 ÅR (Akershus 700 years)

plain

7 V 1999

circulating

Ingrid Austlid Rise (concave initials IAR on castle walls at the right edge of the reverse)

Den Kongelige Mynt (The Royal Mint), Kongsberg (mint mark before face value on the obverse, after face value initials JJE of mint chief Jan Erik Johansen)

1999

5 061 986

JJE

+ 50 000 in annual sets + 10 000 in commemorative packaging

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

The Akershus fortress was constructed by King of Norway Haakon V Magnusson (1270-1319) in order to protect the capital of Norway. The fortress was never conquered.

Royal seal of Akershus founder - King Haakon V.



Reconstruction of fortress view as it was in 14th century.



Contemporary view of Akershus.


photo: Tomasz Sienicki; licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0