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King Haakon VII and Queen Maud's Coronation Medal Bronze

Location Norway
Year 1906
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Edge Plain
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Obverse description Conjoined busts of King Haakon VII and Queen Maud in profile facing right, both wearing their royal crowns, with the king in ceremonial robes in the foreground. The circular legend surrounds the effigies, and the engraver's signature appears in the lower left field. The medal is surmounted by an ornate openwork loop featuring the interlaced royal monogram 'HM' beneath a royal crown.
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Reverse description The Norwegian royal coat of arms at centre, depicting a crowned shield bearing a rampant lion holding a halberd, with vertical line hatching in the field and the chain of the Order of Saint Olaf encircling the shield; the shield is draped with a fringed mantle. A circular legend surrounds the composition, with a secondary inscription along the lower border. The reverse loop features the royal monogram 'M' surmounted by a crown.
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Mintage 1906 - 640
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