The krone (Norwegian: [ˈkrûːnə], abbreviation: kr (also NKr for distinction); code: NOK), plural kroner, is the currency of the Kingdom of Norway (including overseas territories and dependencies). It was traditionally known as the Norwegian crown in English; however, this has fallen out of common usage. It is nominally subdivided into 100 øre, although the last coins denominated in øre were withdrawn in 2012.
10 Kroner 1948-1976; Michelsen & shipping
Issuer Norway
Issuing bank Norges Bank
King Haakon VII (1905-1957)
Olav V (1957-1991)
Years 1954-1973
Currency Krone (1875-date)
Demonetized 13 July 1999
Yellow-brown print.
To the left is a portrait of Christian Michelsen, Norwegian shipping magnate & 1st prime minister of independent Norway from 1905 to 1907. Known for his central role in the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905. Under his potrait the crowned coat of arms at lower right. A lion rampant bearing an axe which was a symbol of Saint Olaf, i.e. King Olaf II, symbolising that the King was the rightful heir and descendant of the “Eternal King of Norway” (Latin: Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae). Along the lower edge are six seagulls, flying above the waves. Year of issue at top right.
Yellow-brown print.
To the right is “Ship making headway” from drawing by Norwegian painter, Henrik Sørensen. In the center left patron god of financial gain & commerce, Mercury holding caduceus with both hands.
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