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Constitution Medal - 100th Anniversary Brass
| Location | Norway |
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| Year | 1914 (1914-1926) |
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| Weight | 106 g |
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| Obverse description | At the top, a raised circular medallion bears the right-facing bust of King Haakon VII with the legend ·HAAKON·VII· NORGES KONGE· surrounding it. Below, the jubilee inscription JUBILÆUM and dates 1814-1914 are displayed prominently in the field, flanked by large oak and pine branches forming a wreath. At the base, the crowned Norwegian royal coat of arms — a crowned lion holding a halberd on a vertically lined shield — is centered, flanked by two ribbon banners bearing the motto ALT FOR NORGE. |
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| Obverse lettering | ·HAAKON·VII· NORGES KONGE· JUBILÆUM 1814-1914 ALT FOR NORGE |
| Reverse description | The reverse features seven portrait busts of prominent figures from the 1814 Norwegian constitutional assembly arranged around a central beaded oval medallion depicting the Eidsvoll Building with the inscription ⋆EIDSVOLD⋆ above and the date 1814 below. At the top center, the bust of Christian Frederik is set in a raised circular frame with his name surrounding it; the remaining six figures — Wergeland, G. Sverdrup, Chr. M. Falsen, W.F.K. Christie, H. Wedel Jarlsberg, and Lundegaard — are identified by name banners. Below the central scene, an open book bears the legend KONGERIGET NORGES GRUNDLOV., and the maker's signature IV. THRONDSEN. F. appears at the bottom. A continuous patriotic inscription encircles the entire composition along the outer rim. |
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