Commemorative Coin for 200th Anniversary of Norwegian Constitution
16 Feb. 2014, the Bank of Norway issued a commemorative circulatory coin worth 20 kroner on the 200th anniversary of the Constitution celebrated in Norway on 17 May this year.
The coin obverse features Harald V, the ruling king of Norway. His portrait has engraved text "HARALD V NORGES KONGE" around and the designer initials "IAR" (Ingrid Austlid Rise) to the left. The lower part features the issue year "2014" and the mint sign between digits "0" and "1".
The reverse design uses a portrait of Christian Magnus Falsen, "the father of the Norwegian Constitution and democracy" whose thoughts reach out for further Norwegian generations. Their images are represented on the coin as contours of male and female half faces. The right part of the coin has the engraved denom "20 KR", the left part – the designer initials "EMB" (Esther Maria Bjørneboe), and the text "GRUNNLOVEN 1814–2014" ("1814–2014 Constitution") under Falsen's portrait.
The coin is of copper, zink, and nickel alloy. It'll be commercially acceptable at par. 20-kroner standard design coins won't be issued in 2014.
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