Norway 10 øre 1953

Norway · 1953 · 10 øre

Circulating coinCommonAU · About uncirculated

€3.40estimate in AU

7,700,000coins minted

N1435 KM396

JSReference number JSJS-XOR1Q

Circulating coin

10 øre of Haakon VII (1951-1957)

The coin's story

This 10 øre 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 crowned monogram H7 between the figures of the date. The reverse bears the value between two triskelions. The type was struck from 1951 to 1957. The 1953 date has 7,700,000 pieces.

ObverseThe Monogram of Haakon VII

19 H7 53

Design: The King's crowned monogram, dividing the figures of the date.
Date: 1953.
Monogram: H7.

ØHDesigned by Øivind Hansen

ReverseThe Value

NORGE 10 ØRE

Design: The value in two lines below the name of the country, a triskelion on each side.
Legend: NORGE (Norway).
Denomination: 10 ØRE.
Mark: ⚒, the Kongsberg Mint.

ØHDesigned by Øivind Hansen