2000 Kronor - Carl XIV Gustaf Dag Hammarskjöld

€2.00
IssuerSweden
Year2005
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value2000 Kronor
CurrencyKrona (1873-date)
CompositionGold (.900)
Weight12 g
Dimensions26 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Ernst Nordin
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#914
Obverse descriptionHead of Dag Hammarskjöld facing right
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringDAG HAMMARSKJÖLD EN 1905.2005
Reverse descriptionStylized flames. The legend is a text from Dag Hammarskjöld’s interpretation of `Chronique` by the French author and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature Saint-John Perse. Below the value. To the left of the stylised flames is the letter `E`, which stands for Eskilstuna, the place where the coin was minted, and to the right the letter `H`, which is the first letter of the Riksbank Governor’s surname
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringVÅR VÄG ÄR GLÖD OCH ICKE ASKA EH 2000 KRONOR SVERIGE
(Translation: OUR WAYS IS THE GLOW AND NOT THE ASH)
EdgePlain
MintMyntverket, Eskilstuna, Sweden(2002-2011)
Mintage2005 EH - Proof - 2 563
Catalog ID1213851590
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