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10 Øre - Haakon VII WW2 Exile Coinage
| Issuer | Royal Norwegian Government in Exile |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Value | 10 Øre (0.1 NOK) |
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| Reverse description | The denomination numeral 10 appears above the central round perforation, with the currency designation ØRE below it. Two triquetra knot devices, rendered in a distinctly Celtic interlace style, flank the hole on either side. A beaded border runs along the outer rim, echoing the obverse treatment. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Norway fell to German occupation in April 1940, and the Reichskommissariat immediately moved to control the country's monetary system. The government-in-exile, operating from London, contracted the Kings Norton Metal Company in Birmingham to strike coins — a deliberate assertion that the legitimate Norwegian state still functioned. The 1942 dated issues were struck in Britain and held largely in reserve, as there was no practical mechanism to introduce them into occupied Norway.
Kings Norton had extensive experience producing coinage for governments displaced by the war, making it the natural choice for several exile currency contracts simultaneously.