Norway 1 krone 1956

The coin's story

This 1 krone coin in cupronickel, 75% copper and 25% nickel, belongs to the last series of 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, designed by Øivind Hansen, bears the monogram H7 surrounded by HAAKON DEN SJUENDE NORGES KONGE (Haakon VII, King of Norway). The reverse shows the arms of Norway, with the value and the date. The central hole of the pre-war coins has disappeared. The type was struck from 1951 to 1957. The 1956 date has 4,300,000 pieces.