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Medal - Long live the King A Message to the Norwegian People
| Location | Norway |
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| Year | 2016-2023 |
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| Composition | Gold (.999) plated copper-nickel (Gold plated center, Ruthenium plated rest) |
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| Obverse description | Gold-plated central field featuring a crowned heraldic shield set within a laurel wreath, with the Norwegian flag rendered in relief in the background. The shield bears an inscribed text in raised lettering, and the entire composition is enclosed within a ruthenium-plated outer ring carrying the surrounding legend with the dates 1940 and 1945. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1940 · LEVE KONGEN · 1945 DET NORSKE FOLKS FRIHET OG SELVSTEN- DIGHET ER FOR MEG GRUNNLOVENS FØRSTE BUD, OG JEG MENER Å FØLGE DETTE BUD OG Å VARETA DET NORSKE FOLKS INTERESSER BEST VED Å HOLDE FAST VED DEN STIL- LING OG DEN OPPGAVE SOM ET FRITT FOLK GA MEG I 1905. · DEN LANGE REISEN HJEM · (Translation: The freedom and independence of the Norwegian people is to me the first commandment of the constitution, and I mean to follow this commandment and to best protect the Norwegian people by holding the position and tasks that the free people gave me in 1905. The long journey home.) |
| Reverse description | Gold-plated central field depicting the silhouette profile of King Haakon VII facing left, filled with an inscribed royal quote in raised lettering, set above a relief view of the Royal Palace facade. The ruthenium-plated outer ring carries the surrounding legend, with the dates 1940-1945 in the lower exergue. |
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