Norway 1992 1500 kroner

from the Stack's Bowers Collector's June 2022 Choice sale, lot 72244

This specimen was lot 72244 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NORWAY. 1500 Kroner, 1992. Harald V. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. Struck to commemorate the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics."

Recorded mintage: 18,267.

Specification: 16.96 g, 0.917 fine gold, 27 mm diameter, 0.500 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-23; KM 442.

Source:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

Links to:

• 1978 50 kroner, 75th birthday of king Olav V
• 1991 1500 kroner, Lillehammer Olympics
• 1993 1500 kroner, Olympic skiing
• 1993 1500 kroner, centennial of the bicycle
• Coins and currency dated 1992