Bust of king Haakon VII, facing right. Surrounded by inscription. Initials on bottom of bust. Beaded ring on the rim.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
⸰HAAKON⸰VII⸰NORGES⸰KONGE⸰
J.V. I.T.
ALT⸰FOR⸰NORGE (Translation: Haakon VII, King of Norway. Everything for Norway.)
Reverse description
Crowned shield with a crowned norwegian lion holding a halberd and facing left with the Order of Saint Olaf chain around. Surrounded by six other shields of the cities (clockwise starting at top right: Bergen, Kristiansand, Hamar, Tromsø, Trondheim, and Oslo). Value above the crown. Date divided by mintmark below the chain. Beaded ring on the rim.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
5 KRONER
19 ⚒ 54
Edge
Reeded.
Mint
Norwegian Mint (Norske Myntverk), Kongsberg, Norway (1686-date)