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New Member
Canada
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You should technically get an Olav 5kr coin to complete - even though the 5kr don't have an animal design, it's still part of that design set. No idea why they didn't give the 5kr an animal.
There are also some rarities in that set, I'll dig up the years/denominations tonight.
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Canada
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The big rarity of the animal series is the 1968 2 øre of which only 3467 were minted â€" only found in mint sets for that year. The coin is worth around $1300 US if not more.
The coins dated in the 1950s are usually worth more even if their mintage were not unusually low compared to some later coins with noticeably low mintage (i.e. 100,000 to 500,000 range) that can nevertheless be acquired rather cheaply. 1969 2 øre and 1958 and 1968 1 øre are examples of this.
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Valued Member
United States
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Very nice! I collect a lot of Swedish and Danish coins, and am always on the look out for Norwegian, as well. Mintages are relatively low, and the older Norwegian coinage is a challenge to find in really good condition.
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Ireland
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Nice set - any idea what the bird is on the 25 øre?
Norm
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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Valued Member
Ireland
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I think it's a Eurasian Blue Tit: Thanks, it's certainly cute looking on that coin.Went to Sweden & Norway for holiday a couple of years ago but sadly never saw any of these in my change :( Norm |
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Canada
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The bird on the 25 øre is some kind of tit - or chickadee as they are called in North America. Not sure the species, probably intended more as a generic representation of the species rather than a specific type within the species.
For you folks really into Norwegian coins, I recommend 'Bergen Mynt og Seddel' for online orders. They are very secure transaction-wise and I've used them for 4 orders and they have a really good selection of coins. Their website is in Norwegian and English.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The Norwegian name is lappmeis, but the actual bird looks a bit different than the coin--look at the beak.   |
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Canada
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Krause said it was a "Siberian Tit", but I thought "does that bird really live in Norway?". But... it probably is a Siberian Tit. There's a reason I'm not an ornithologist  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It's the same bird, only it's given a different name in Norway. I can only guess the bird on the coin is stylized. |
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Germany
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New Member
Canada
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Spikey Norman... the 25 ore coins were removed and devalued from circulation in the late 1980s at the same time the 5 ore coins were done away with. When I was there in 1988, I didn't see any in circulation.
Sadly, the last øre coins (50 øre) were removed from circulation last year I believe, so Norway no longer has any accepted øre coins in circulation or accepted. Smallest coin in use is the 1 krone, which is worth around 15c.
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01/23/2014 6:36 pm
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Germany
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Pretty normal for the Nordic countries. Norway did away with the 50 øre coin (about 9 Canadian cents) in spring 2012, Denmark still has one (about 10c). Sweden also has the 1 krona (17c) coin as the smallest piece, and in Finland it's the 5 cent coin (7½c) ...
Christian
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Canada
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Congratulation!  |
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Canada
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Not that it matters now as all but one of the animal denominations have been retired (assuming they retained the animal designs until now), but always hated how Norway went from some of the nicest and original yet simple designs in the 1960s to some of the plainest, ugliest, boring coins in the 1970s.
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01/24/2014 10:26 am
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