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2 Kroner - Haakon VII Pattern
| Issuer | Royal Norwegian Mint (Den Kongelige Mynt) |
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| Year | 1907 |
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| Currency | Krone (1875-date) |
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| Reverse description | The Norwegian royal coat of arms at centre, depicting a crowned lion rampant holding an axe within a shield, adorned with the badge of the Order of Saint Olav suspended below. The shield is flanked by elaborate draped mantling. Above the arms sits a royal crown. The denomination 2 KRONER appears in the upper legend, while the date 19 07 is displayed in the lower exergual area, flanked by small decorative rosette stops. |
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| Reverse lettering | 2 KRONER 19 07 |
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Norway dissolved its union with Sweden in June 1905, and the newly independent kingdom required coinage bearing the portrait of its chosen monarch — the Danish prince Carl, who took the name Haakon VII. Pattern strikes like this one preceded the authorized circulation series while the mint worked through competing design proposals. The 1907 date places this after Haakon's coronation at Nidaros Cathedral in June 1906, meaning the design program had already been running for over a year before this particular proposal was struck.
The Bjørnstad reference catalogues multiple distinct 1907 pattern variants; the 1b designation indicates this is not the primary submission.