Norway 50 øre 1957

The coin's story

This 50 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, engraved 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. The type was struck from 1953 to 1957, the 1957 date, the year of the King's death, has 1,800,000 pieces.