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25 Øre - Haakon VII WW2 Exile Coinage
| Issuer | Norway |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Diameter | 17.0 mm |
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| Obverse description | A central circular hole is surrounded by a cross pattée with four equal-length arms, each arm surmounted by a crown and bearing the royal cypher 'H7' of King Haakon VII. The design is contained within a beaded border at the rim. The overall composition reflects the heraldic tradition of Scandinavian coinage, with the crowned monograms lending the piece a distinctly regal character. |
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| Obverse lettering | H7 |
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With Norway under German occupation, the government-in-exile authorized coin production in Philadelphia — the only Allied mint with sufficient capacity at the time. These 1942 issues were struck by the United States Mint on behalf of the Norwegian crown, part of a broader arrangement that also covered Belgian and Dutch exile coinages during the same period.
The Philadelphia mint struck all three exile denominations that year without its customary "P" mint mark, a detail that still catches collectors off guard.