20 kroner NORWAY (1999) Viking Ship

20 kroner 1999 - Viking Ship - Norwegian coins

20 kroner 1999 - Viking Ship - Coins of Norway

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
27.5 mm	9.9 g	2.3 mm	Cu₈₁Zn₁₀Ni₉

obverse:

in the centre head of Harald V King of Norway facing right; below in two lines: HARALD V / NORGES KONGE (Harald V King of Norway)

reverse:

in the centre front view of Viking ship; on the left side face in three lines: 20 / KRONER / 1999 (face value and year of issue); on the rigt side of the ship in three lines: MOT / UKJENT / LAND (towards unknown land)

edge:

plain

issue date:

9 X 1999

withdrawal date:

circulating

designer:

Nils Aas (initials NAA behind king's neck on the obverse)

mint:

Den Kongelige Mynt (The Royal Mint), Kongsberg (mint mark under the ship on the reverse, on the right initials JJE of mint chief Jan Erik Johansen)

mintage:

1999

1 038 700

JJE

+ 10 000 in commemorative packaging

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:

Viking ship found in burial mound near Oseberg settlement.

photo: Liftain; licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0

last update: 31 V 2014

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