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100 Kroner - Harald V 1994 Olympics - Alpine Skiing
| Issuer | Den Kongelige Mynt (Royal Norwegian Mint) |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Ingrid Austlid Rise Reverse: Krzysztof Nasilowski |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a dynamic figure of an alpine skier in a low racing tuck, leaning into a downhill course and rendered in bold relief against a polished field. At the top of the coin, the Olympic rings emblem appears flanked by the year 1994 to the left and the denomination 100 KRONER to the right, all separated by short dashes. The legend LILLEHAMMER curves along the lower rim, referencing the host city of the XVII Winter Olympic Games. The engraver's initial N (Krzysztof Nasilowski) is discretely placed in the field to the lower right of the skier. The composition effectively conveys speed and athletic precision in a clean, modern design aesthetic. |
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| Mint | Den Kongelige Mynt (Royal Norwegian Mint), Kongsberg |
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Norway's hosting of the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics prompted an extended commemorative coin program from Oslo, with multiple issues released across several years leading up to the Games. Alpine skiing's inclusion here reflects both the sport's Olympic prestige and Norway's particular dominance in Nordic events during that period — though alpine disciplines were historically more of an Austrian and Swiss stronghold than a Norwegian one. The program ultimately ran to over a dozen individual designs.
KM#450 was struck in 1993 for the following year's Games, a standard practice for pre-event issues sold through collector channels rather than general circulation.