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| Issuer | Royal Norwegian Mint |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Value | 5 Kroner (5 NOK) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed antique Norwegian silver tankard (sølvskatten) with chased floral and foliate decorative motifs on its body, a hinged domed lid surmounted by a figural finial, and ball feet, is depicted in the upper portion of the field. Below the tankard, a three-line inscription in large incuse lettering reads SØLVSKATTEN GRUNNLAGET FOR NORGES BANK, commemorating the silver tax that provided the foundation capital for the establishment of Norges Bank, with the founding date 1816 inscribed beneath in the lower field. |
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| Reverse lettering | SØLVSKATTEN GRUNNLAGET FOR NORGES BANK 1816 |
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