Norway 1 øre 1957

Norway · 1957 · 1 øre

Circulating coinCommonVF · Very fine

€0.93estimate in VF

15,750,000coins minted

N1432 KM398

JSReference number JSJS-EF1DG

Circulating coin

1 øre of Haakon VII (1952-1957)

The coin's story

This 1 øre coin in bronze, 95% copper, 4% tin and 1% zinc, 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, engraved by Øivind Hansen, bears the crowned monogram H7 between the figures of the date. The reverse bears the name of the country and the value between two triskelions. The type was struck from 1952 to 1957, the 1957 date, the year of the King's death, has 15,750,000 pieces. The coin ceased to be legal tender on 1 January 1975.

ObverseThe Monogram of Haakon VII

19 H7 57

Design: The King's crowned monogram, dividing the figures of the date.
Date: 1957.
Monogram: H7.

ØHEngraved by Øivind Hansen

ReverseThe Value

NORGE 1 ØRE

Design: The value in two lines below the name of the country, a triskelion on each side.
Legend: NORGE (Norway).
Denomination: 1 ØRE.
Mark: ⚒, the Kongsberg Mint.

ØHEngraved by Øivind Hansen