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1 Øre - Haakon VII
| Issuer | Den Kongelige Mynt (Royal Norwegian Mint) |
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| Year | 1918-1921 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#367a |
| Obverse description | The obverse features the royal cipher of King Haakon VII centrally positioned in the field, rendered as an interlaced crowned monogram composed of the letter H surmounted by the numeral 7, all beneath a detailed royal crown with cross finial and arched band. The monogram is enclosed within a raised inner circle. The circular legend KONGERIKET NORGE (Kingdom of Norway) runs along the periphery, separated by two small circular stops, in Latin script. |
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| Obverse lettering | H7 KONGERIKET NORGE (Translation: H7 KINGDOM OF NORWAY) |
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Norway switched from bronze to iron for its smallest denominations during World War I, when copper and tin were diverted to military procurement across all belligerent and neutral nations alike. The shift was not unique to Norway, but the timing of this particular issue — running through 1921 — reflects how slowly post-war metal markets normalized for a country that had remained neutral yet was economically entangled with blockaded Britain.
Iron coinage corrodes aggressively in circulation, which means problem-free survivors are genuinely scarce relative to original mintage figures.