5 Kroner - Harald V Return of Nansen from the Arctic

Features

Issuer	Norway
Issuing bank	Norges Bank
King	Harald V (1991-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	1996
Value	5 Kroner (5 NOK)
Currency	Krone (1875-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel (Cu 75%, Ni 25%)
Weight	11.50 g
Diameter	29.5 mm
Thickness	2.2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Issued	20 May 1996
Demonetized	9 July 1999
Number	N# 14686
References	KM# 459 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

100th Anniversary of Return of Nansen from the Arctic

Obverse

Bust of King Harald V facing right, surrounded by inscription with value and date at the bottom. Engraver's initials behind bust, solid ring on the rim.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
HARALD V · NORGES KONGE
IAR
· 5 KR · 1996

Translation: Harald V, King of Norway.

Engraver: Ingrid Austlid Rise

Reverse

Sailing ship, the Fram, caught in the ice. Expedition dates and engraver's initials in the ice. Surrounding inscription to the top right of the ship, solid ring on the rim.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FRAM OVER POLHAVET
1893 · 1896
IAR

Translation: The Fram, over the Arctic Ocean.

Engraver: Ingrid Austlid Rise

Edge

Waved line engraved, 4 crossed hammers and a letter referring to the chief of The Royal Mint.

Script: Latin

Lettering: J

Mint

Norwegian Mint (Norske Myntverk), Kongsberg, Norway (1686-date)

Mark

J	Jan Erik Johansen, Mint Master, Norwegian Mint (1994-2001)

Comments

The aim of the FRAM expedition, named after Nansen's ship, was to reach the North Pole while trapped in drifting pack ice. Automatically translated

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Date		Mintage	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1996	J	1 358 358	$ 1.90	$ 1.90	$ 4.10	$ 4.10		96%
1996	J	12 000					BU	1.3%
1996	J	11 551					Proof	5%

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