Norway 1991 1500 kroner
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This specimen was lot 1335 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "NORWAY. 1,500 Kroner, 1991. NGC PROOF-68 ULTRA CAMEO. Struck to commemorate the 1994 winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. Olav V left; Reverse: Ancient skier rock drawing." Norway has not indulged in issuing the swarms of Olympic commemoratives as other countries have but, proud of inventing skiing, issued this one based on an old petroglyph.
Recorded mintage: 20,960 proofs.
Specification: 16.96 g, 0.917 fine gold, .497 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-21; KM-435.
- Aamlid, J. O., B. Ahlström, K Jonsson and G. Thesen, Norges Mynter fra 995-1992, Stockholm: Numismatika Bokförlaget AB, 1991.
- Thesen, Gunnar, Georg Klammt and Eirik Mye, Norges Mynter, perioden 1814-2023, Oslo: Nordfrim Norge, 2023.
- 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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.
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