Issued to mark the centenary of universal suffrage in Norway — women gained full voting rights in 1913, making Norway the first independent country in Europe to do so. The qualification matters: New Zealand had acted earlier, but as a self-governing colony rather than a sovereign state. Finland preceded Norway among Nordic nations only if one counts its 1906 reform under Russian grand duchy status.
KM#488 is a circulation commemorative, meaning it was legal tender and entered general use rather than being sold exclusively to collectors.
Issued to mark the centenary of universal suffrage in Norway — women gained full voting rights in 1913, making Norway the first independent country in Europe to do so. The qualification matters: New Zealand had acted earlier, but as a self-governing colony rather than a sovereign state. Finland preceded Norway among Nordic nations only if one counts its 1906 reform under Russian grand duchy status.
KM#488 is a circulation commemorative, meaning it was legal tender and entered general use rather than being sold exclusively to collectors.