Norway had been independent from Sweden for only five years when this coin was struck, and Haakon VII himself had been on the throne for barely half a decade — a Danish prince elected by plebiscite to lead a nation that had just dissolved its union. The 20 Kroner gold issues of this period were minted in modest quantities and saw limited day-to-day use, functioning more as reserve and settlement instruments than pocket change.
KM#376 pieces from 1910 are among the scarcer dates in the Haakon VII gold series.
Norway had been independent from Sweden for only five years when this coin was struck, and Haakon VII himself had been on the throne for barely half a decade — a Danish prince elected by plebiscite to lead a nation that had just dissolved its union. The 20 Kroner gold issues of this period were minted in modest quantities and saw limited day-to-day use, functioning more as reserve and settlement instruments than pocket change.
KM#376 pieces from 1910 are among the scarcer dates in the Haakon VII gold series.