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Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2880 Posts	Posted 12/10/2021 10:12 am Hi, I picked up this quite nice 2 Kroner from Norway 1914 Would anyone know who the figure on the reverse is supposed to be? Also what mint it was minted at? thanks My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff

Numister Pillar of the Community Singapore 631 Posts	Posted 12/10/2021 10:50 am Looks about right. Report this Post to the Staff
erafjel Pillar of the Community Sweden 2124 Posts	Posted 12/10/2021 10:58 am That's a nice coin, one of the most popular to collect of Norwegian coins. It was minted to commemorate the Norwegian constitution of 1814. The female figure is "Mother Norway", the personification of the Norwegian nation. Like all Norwegian coins it was minted in the Norwegian mint in Kongsberg (if you look closely just above the R in NORGE, the Kongsberg mintmark is visible: crossed hammers). Edited by erafjel 12/10/2021 10:59 am Report this Post to the Staff
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2880 Posts	Posted 12/10/2021 11:06 am That's great - many thanks. I had thought it might be a personification given the significance of what it is commemorating and their huge size given the tiny trees at the lower right for scale. While a commemoration coin I believe it also circulated. Quite a low mintage too. My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
erafjel Pillar of the Community Sweden 2124 Posts	Posted 12/10/2021 1:19 pm Yes, comparatively low mintage, but intended for circulation. Collectors stashed them away, but otherwise they were used just like any other coin. Good specimens carry a premium. Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7942 Posts	Posted 12/11/2021 12:00 pm Lovely coin. I love the heraldry one-upsmanship of giving a lion an axe (as if they weren't already fearsome enough ) Report this Post to the Staff
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