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1 Penning - Eirik Magnusson Second minting period
| Issuer | Norway |
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| Year | 1285-1290 |
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| Value | 1 Penning |
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| Obverse description | Central shield bearing the Norwegian royal arms, featuring a rampant lion passant guardant to the left, holding a battle-axe, rendered in the Gothic heraldic style characteristic of late 13th-century Norse coinage. The shield is enclosed within an inner beaded border, around which the royal legend is inscribed. A second beaded border frames the composition at the rim, creating a double-ring format typical of medieval Scandinavian pennings. |
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| Reverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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Eirik Magnusson came to the Norwegian throne at roughly twelve years old in 1280, with actual power initially held by a regency council dominated by his father Magnus Håkonsson's former advisors. The second minting period of his penning issues, falling within 1285–1290, coincides with Eirik beginning to exercise genuine royal authority — and with ongoing friction between the crown and the Norwegian church that had flared into open conflict, including the expulsion of Archbishop Jon Raude in 1282.
Skaare 234 is among the thinner-flan issues of the reign, a characteristic of Norwegian bracteate-influenced production habits persisting into this period.