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Norway 5 øre 1942 German occupation

Norway · 1942 · 5 øre

UncommonAU · About uncirculated

€8.90estimate in AU

10,312,000coins minted

N5051 KM388

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The coin's story

The 5-øre coin of Norway from 1942 is a wartime coinage issue under German occupation (1940-1945). It is characterized by its substitute metal (iron) and by the modification of its design to remove the symbols of royalty. Like other Norwegian zinc wartime coins, this one may have a dark patina or traces of oxidation.

Obverse

NORGE

Design: The shield bearing the Norwegian Lion (a lion holding a halberd).
Particularity: The shield is depicted without the royal crown above, and the crown of the shield itself is also omitted. The royal motto ALT FOR NORGE is removed.
Legend: NORGE (Norway) is inscribed above the shield.

Reverse

5 ØRE 19 ⚒ 42

Main design: The value and the date are inscribed on three lines, with decorative elements.
Inscriptions: The value 5 ØRE is inscribed large at the centre.
The date 19⚒42 is at the bottom.
Detail: The date is divided by the mintmark of the Kongsberg mint (⚒, the crossed hammers). Ornamental motifs (sometimes triskelions) flank the value.