Medal - 17. Mai 1905 Heimdall, gilt bronze

Location Norway
Year 1905
Type Commemorative medal
Composition Gilding metal plated bronze
Weight 6.3 g
Diameter 27 mm
Thickness
Shape Round with a loop
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
Notice
Reference(s) Kvist 17. mai#54b , Støren/Holst#269
Obverse description Norse god Heimdall facing right standing on the bifrost, blowing horn and waving Norwegian flag, inscription on the right.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering TIL ENIG VAGT OM NORGE! Throndsen.
(Translation: To a united guard over Norway!)
Reverse description Inscription, a shining sun behind mountains, and a shield with a Norwegian lion, inside a spruce wreath. Inscription in three lines below.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering 17DE MAI 1905 VI VIL OS ET LAND SOM ER MIT OG DIT!
(Translation: 17th of May. We want a country that is mine and yours.)
Mintage
Numisquare ID 6927493800
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