Norway 1893 krone
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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 1877-1900 and was accompanied by a silver fifty øre and two kroner of similar design. Many dates are very scarce. This specimen was lot 1381 in Stephen Album sale 30 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2018), where it sold for $646.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "NORWAY: Oscar II, 1872-1905, AR krone, 1893, attractive toning, Unc."
Recorded mintage: 100,000, a fairly common date.
Specification: 7.5 g, 0.800 fine silver, .192 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM 357.
- 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 30, featuring the George Anderson Collection of Tibetan Coins, the Dr. John W. Lund Collection of Swedish Coins and the Mike Edwards Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.
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