Medal - 17. Mai 1900 Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson; Restrike
Features
| Location |
Norway
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Oscar II (1872-1905)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Event medals |
| Year | 1900 (1973) |
| Composition | Silver (.925) |
| Weight | 6 g |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 508041 |
| References | Kvist 17. mai# 42ay Kjetil Kvist; 2001. Katalog over 17. mai-medaljer. Samlerforl., Oslo, Norway. , Støren/Holst# 189 Ragnar Støren, Hans Holst; 1937. Myntgravør Ivar Throndsens medaljer, jetonger og merker = Coin Engraver Ivar Throndsen's Medals, Tokens, and Badges. Numismatic Cabinet of the University of Oslo: Myntkabinett, Oslo, Norway. |
Commemorative issue
Constitution Day
Series: 17. Mai Medalje
Obverse
Bust of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson facing right, surrounded by inscription.
Script: Latin
Lettering: BJØRNSTJERNE BJØRNSON
Designer: Ivar Throndsen
Reverse
Woman holding Norwegian flag and shield with Norwegian lion, Norwegian national song lyrics on the right, inscription below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
JA;VI·ELSKER·
DETTE·LANDET·
SOM·DET·STIGER·FREM·
FURET, VEIRBIDT·
OVER·VANDET·
MED·DE·TUSIND·HJEM·
OG·SOM·FÆDRES·KAMP·
HAR·HÆVET·
DET·AF·NØD·TIL·SEIR·
OGSAA·VI;NAAR·DET·
BLIR·KRÆVET·
FOR·DETS·FRED·SLAAR·LEIR·
THRONDSEN
·17·MAI·1900·
Translation:
Yes, we love this country as it rises forth,
rugged, weathered, over the water, with the thousands of homes.
And as the fathers' struggle has raised it from need to victory,
even we, when it is demanded, for its peace will encamp.
Designer: Ivar Throndsen
Edge
Crossed hammers mintmark.
Script: Latin
Lettering: R
Mint
 |
Norwegian Mint (Norske Myntverk), Kongsberg, Norway (1686-date) |
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1900 (1973) | 300 | ||||||||||||||
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Actual silver weight: 0.178 oz
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