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1 Penning - Magnus VII Ericson
| Issuer | Norway |
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| Year | 1319-1343 |
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| Value | 1 Penning |
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| Obverse description | A lion passant displayed in the field, rendered in a crude but characteristic medieval style consistent with Norwegian royal heraldic tradition. The beast is depicted in profile facing left with raised forepaw, occupying the majority of the flan. The design is executed in low relief typical of hammered medieval Norwegian pennies, with the irregular flan boundary closely framing the device. No legend is present on this side. |
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| Mint | Oslo Mint |
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Magnus VII was elected King of Norway at age three in 1319, the same year he inherited the Swedish crown through his mother's line — making him the only ruler ever to reign over both kingdoms simultaneously. The penning issues of his Norwegian minority were struck under regency authority, and the coinage reflects the administrative uncertainty of that arrangement. Dies were often reused aggressively, and examples with pronounced doubling or misalignment are not uncommon for Brekke-catalogued types from this reign.