Head of Professor Hansteen facing left. Engraver`s name below neck
Obverse lettering
CHRISTOPHORO HANSTEEN
B. BERGSLIEN F.
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
A wreath of laurel and oak leaves tied at the base, encircles three lines of text; a five-pointed star at the top. SOLENNIA SEMISECULARIA GRATULATUR . UNIV: REG: FRED: MDCCCLVI.` Inscription: `SPLENDET IN ORBE DECUS.`
Reverse lettering
SOLENNIA SEMISECULARIA GRATULATUR
.
UNIV: REG: FRED: MDCCCLVI.
SPLENDET
IN ORBE
DECUS.