Norway 1 krone 1950

The coin's story

This 1 krone coin in cupronickel, 75% copper and 25% nickel, is pierced with a central hole. It was struck under Haakon VII. Haakon VII was elected king by the Storting on 18 November 1905, after the separation from Sweden, and reigned until his death on 21 September 1957. The obverse forms a cross of four H7 monograms around the hole, with the legend HAAKON DEN SYVENDE NORGES KONGE (Haakon VII, King of Norway). The reverse bears the value and the royal motto ALT FOR NORGE (All for Norway). The type was struck from 1925 to 1951. The 1950 date has 9,941,800 pieces.