Medal - 17. Mai 1881 Wergeland Type III; silvered bronze
Features
| Location |
Norway
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Oscar II (1872-1905)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Event medals |
| Year | 1881 |
| Composition | Silver plated bronze |
| Weight | 5.5 g |
| Diameter | 22.5 mm |
| Shape | Round with a loop |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 387652 |
| References | Kvist 17. mai# 3a Kjetil Kvist; 2001. Katalog over 17. mai-medaljer. Samlerforl., Oslo, Norway. |
Commemorative issue
Constitution Day
Series: 17. Mai Medalje
Obverse
Portrait of Henrik Wergeland facing right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: 17. MAI 1881
Engraver: Peder Arnesen Lie
Designer: Jonas Christian Rasch
Reverse
Dandelion in the middle, surrounded by inscription.
Script: Latin
Lettering: DEN URT DER GROER JO MEER DEN TRÆDES
Translation: The flower keeps growing the more its tended to.
Engraver: Peder Arnesen Lie
Designer: Jonas Christian Rasch
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1881 | Reproduction, without loop | ||||||||||||||
| 1881 | With loop | ||||||||||||||
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