200 Kroner - Harald V Knut Hamsun

Issuer	Royal Norwegian Mint (Den Kongelige Mynt)
Year	2009
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Currency	Krone (1875-date)
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Obverse description	The Norwegian royal coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a crowned lion rampant holding a battle-axe on a shield, surmounted by the royal crown with cross finial. The legend KONGERIKET NORGE curves along the lower periphery, with the date 2009 and denomination 200 KR arranged along the right side of the coin.
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Reverse description	The reverse features the facsimile signature of Norwegian Nobel Prize-winning author Knut Hamsun prominently displayed, accompanied by the years 1859 and 2009 denoting his birth year and the 150th anniversary of his birth. A reproduction of Hamsun's original handwritten manuscript notes for his celebrated novel Markens Grøde (Growth of the Soil) fills the left portion of the field, with the author's facial features rendered as a ghostly portrait partially visible beneath the manuscript text, creating a layered artistic composition.
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