2 Kroner - Haakon VII

€1.00
IssuerNorway
Year1908-1917
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Kroner (2 NOK)
CurrencyKrone (1875-date)
CompositionSilver (.800)
Weight15 g
Dimensions31 mm
Thickness2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Ivar Throndsen
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#370
Obverse descriptionHead of King Haakon VII facing right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering○HAAKON○VII○NORGES○KONGE○ ALT○FOR○NORGE
(Translation: Haakon VII King of Norway All for Norway)
Reverse descriptionA shield featuring den Norske løve [The Norwegian Lion] surrounded by a heraldic chain and six other shields of the cities (clockwise starting at top right: Bergen, Kristiansand, Hamar, Tromso, Trondheim, and Oslo) with the denomination above and the date below.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering2 KRONER 19 08
EdgeReeded
MintRoyal Norwegian Mint (Den
Kongelige Mynt), Kongsberg, Norway (1686-date)
Mintage1908  - - 200 000
1910  - - 150 000
1912  - - 150 000
1913  - - 270 000
1914  - - 255 000
1915  - - 225 000
1916  - - 250 000
1917  - - 377 000
Catalog ID8304096730
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