20 kroner NORWAY (2004) 150 Years of Norwegian Railroad

20 kroner 2004 - 150 Years of Norwegian Railroad - Norwegian coins

20 kroner 2004 - 150 Years of Norwegian Railroad - 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 year of issue: 2004; along the edge: HARALD V • NORGES KONGE (Harald V King of Norway)

reverse:

on the left side a piece of railroad with railroad switch to the left; on the right side in five lines: 20 / KRONER / JERN / BANEN / 150 ÅR (face value, 150 years of railroads)

edge:

plain

issue date:

1 VI 2004

withdrawal date:

circulating

designer:

Ingrid Austlid Rise (initials IAR behind king's neck on the obverse)

mint:

Den Kongelige Mynt (The Royal Mint), Kongsberg (mint mark before year of issue on the obverse, after year of issue initials MF of mint chief Magne Flagans)

mintage:

2004

445 000

+ 55 000 in annual sets
+ 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:

This coin commemorates 150th anniversary of opening the first train connection in Norway. On September 1, 1854 68 kilometres of the railroad between Oslo and Eidsvoll was opened for traffic.

last update: 31 V 2014

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