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Norway 1 øre 1897

Norway · 1897 · 1 øre

UncommonXF · Extremely fine

€6.98estimate in XF

3,000,000coins minted

N4137 KM352

JSReference number JSJS-JCS1S

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The coin's story

Struck under the reign of King Oscar II, who was both king of Sweden and Norway as part of the Union. It is part of the series of low denomination bronze coins. The 1 øre of 1897, small in size and made of bronze, is characteristic of the smallest denominations of the Union period.

Obverse

Ocr= | II

Design: The shield of the Kingdom of Norway crowned. The shield contains the Norwegian Lion (a crowned lion facing left, holding an axe or halberd).
Legend: O.C.R. II (initials and Roman numeral of Oscar II, Oscar Rex II), on either side of the crown and the shield.

Reverse

1 ØRE 18 ⚒ 97

Main design: The value and the date are inscribed at the centre, surrounded by a decoration.
Legend: The value 1 ØRE is inscribed in two lines, the date 18⚒97 is inscribed at the bottom.
Detail: A set of leaves (or a simple crown) frames the value, and the mint mark of Kongsberg (X, the crossed hammers) separates the digits 18 and 97 of the year.