This week on my Weekly World Coin Post I am highlighting the coins I have from the land of Norway. The majority of which I picked up on my last trip to the cold country in early May of 2008, when I visited Bergen, Oslo, Asker and Kristiansund. A few others are via my good friend at FMDF, Per... who lives in Ski.
The currency in Norway is the Krone (pronounced Krone-ah). And oddly enough, though that is what it's officially known as, because of their three letter code, NOK, their currency is often referred to as "knock." At the time of this blog, $1 USD is currently equivalent to 6.5705 NOK.
For lots of great info on Norwegian currency, click HERE.
Now onto my coins.
TOP ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT:
1962 5 Ore Bronze 27mm Olav V
1967 50 Ore Copper-Nickel 22mm Olav V
1962 25 Ore Copper-Nickel 17mm Olav V
1954 25 Ore Copper Nickel 17mm Haakon VII
2006 50 Ore Bronze 18.49mm Harald V
2002 50 Ore Bronze 18.49mm Harald V
MIDDEL, LEFT TO RIGHT:
1999 5 Kroner Copper-Nickel Order of St. Olaf
1999 5 Kroner Copper-Nickel Order of St. Olaf
2004 Krone Copper-Nickel 21mm
1997 Krone Copper-Nickel 21mm
2002 Krone Copper-Nickel 21mm
BOTTOM ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT:
2002 20 Kroner Copper-Zinc-Nickel Harald V
1995 10 Kroner Copper-Zinc-Nickel Harald V
1996 10 Kroner Copper-Zinc-Nickel Harald V
Be sure to check out all the links to the imagery found onthe coins to learn more about their significance, I hope you enjoyed another week of world coins!
And I hope to be back in Norway in November!
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1 comment:
Cool! You got some nice one at the first there.. Oh and by the way, I found another 2 øre! This one was from '50. It was just lying on top of the soil though.. Don't know how that is possible, but oh well.
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