Norway 1875 20 kroner
This specimen was lot 12218 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $940. The catalog description[1] noted, "NORWAY. 20 Kroner, 1875. ANACS MS-65." In 1907, Norway obtained a divorce from Sweden and became an independent kingdom under a Danish prince. Even before passing under Swedish rule in 1814, Norway had enjoyed a separate coinage from Denmark. The specimen shown here is from of a type struck 1874-75 and was accompanied by a gold ten kroner of similar design. Note the dual denomination: 20 kroner = 5 specie daler. This feature was dropped from later issues. Gold coinage ceased in Norway with the twenty kroner of 1910.
Recorded mintage: 105,000.
Specification: 8.96 g, 0.900 fine gold, .259 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-15; KM-348; Sieg-103.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.
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