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I got this in change this week. Got passed of as a US Cent. I got a few questions about it. 1.What Country is this from? 2.What is design on reverse(looks like wicked chopper) 3. What are marks under crown on obverse? 4. It looks like the obverse was struck 270 degrees clockwise. Is it supposed to be this way? See pics. When reverse is aligned this way....  The obverse is aligned like this  Is it supposed to be aligned like this? Thanks Again...Mont. |
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Canada
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Norway, 50 ore. The marks under the crown are the mintmark (crossed hammers, Kongsburg)and mint officials initials.
On the other side it is, according to Krause, a "stylized animal". Your picture should show the denomination and year on the right, so it is the picture that is oriented incorrectly.
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Thanks guys.
This will go to the wife for her foreign coin collection. It is the 1st one from Norway for her.
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07/17/2016 2:05 pm
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50 Øre from my place. They're worthless in circulation since 2012, otherwise would have been worth about 5 to 6 cents. The obverse is indeed 270 (or 90) degrees different from the reverse, so no medal or coin alignment. The mintmark is under the crown, it points to Kongsberg (not Kongsburg), where we used to have our silver mines and The Royal Mint (Den Kongelige Mynt). Nowadays, The Royal Mint has been sold off and is renamed The Norwegian Coinworks (Det Norske Myntverket), a commercial institution with an aggressive sales policy. The second mintmark is from the mintmaster. On the other side you see one of our mythical animals, Níðhöggr. Níðhöggr is a sort of dragon best know to steal a root of the world tree, the Yggdrasil. Please do note that the writing on this coin is not in the regular Bokmål, but in Nynorsk. Edited by UltraRant
07/17/2016 2:26 pm
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United States
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I had to pick up my laptop and turn it sideways to see the dragon. (This seemed easier than learning to rotate a photo.)
That's a very cool coin. It introduces me to a whole new category of collecting -- mythical animals. I suppose I already have a lot -- two-headed eagles and the like.
I looked up the languages -- very interesting and complicated.
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Ty Ultra. I got to say...of all the coins I have seen this one is near the top for the most unique(and cool looking) designs. Wish it was in better condition. Are there other coins with this dragon depicted on it? Quote:
I had to pick up my laptop and turn it sideways to see the dragon. (This seemed easier than learning to rotate a photo.)
Sorry about that....here you go... Same Pics just rotated to correct position for easier viewing   Edited by MontCollector
07/17/2016 3:08 pm
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Norway
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Unfortunately, this is the only Norwegian coin I know to contain a mythical creature. Most coins just have the Norwegian crown and the initials of the king.
We did have a series in the 1960s/1970s with regular animals on them (from 1 Øre to 1 Krone). In addition lot of especially older coins contain the Norwegian Lion, which is part of the national coat of arms. As Norway doesn't have lions, this may be as mythical as it gets...
Anyway, Iceland has some coins made in 1930 to commemorate 1000 years of AlÞing (in Þingvellir), or parliament. Those contain Norse mythology.
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In what part of the world/country did you receive this as change?
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Norway
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I received a lot of those in change in Norway until 2012. Then it suddenly stopped.
EDIT: I think Mont got this in change as a US cent, so I guess it's the US.
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07/17/2016 3:36 pm
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In what part of the world/country did you receive this as change? Small town in Montana. Thought it was a Lincoln Cent until I looked at it at home. Wasn't gonna post it(because of condition) until I noticed how it was aligned. Funny the things that get passed off as US cents. I usually get Canadian coins(have LOTS of those) being this close to border, but on occasion a really odd one comes along. |
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The dragon on the reverse sorta looks like a styleized motorcycle. ( After a couple more beers I'll come back and look at it again! Maybe I'll see the dragon....or something else! )
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The dragon on the reverse sorta looks like a styleized motorcycle  That's what I meant by Quote:
looks like wicked chopper |
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United States
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Canadian change of any denomination is common (more so as you travel towards the border). I've discovered two South Korean 100 Won coins (current/circulating in their home nation) passed off as quarters before. They're the same size and color at a quick glance, but distinctly different designs.
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