Constitution Medal - 100th Anniversary Bronze
Features
| Location |
Norway
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Haakon VII (1905-1957)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1914 (1914-1926) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 83 g |
| Diameter | 60.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 546059 |
| References | Støren/Holst# 401 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
100 year anniversary of Constitution
Series: 1914 Constitution Medal
Obverse
Inscription in two lines in the centre. Bust of Haakon VII facing right surrounded by inscription, in a solid ring above. Crowned shield with a crowned norwegian lion holding a halberd and facing left, with vertical lines in the background inside the shield below. The shield is flanked by banners with lettering and a wreath.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
·HAAKON·VII· NORGES KONGE·
JUBILÆUM
1814-1914
ALT FOR NORGE
Translation:
Haakon VII, King of Norway.
Anniversary.
All for Norway.
Engraver: Ivar Throndsen
Reverse
The Eidsvoll Building amongst trees with lettering above and date below, in a beaded ring. Busts (from left to right) of: Nicolai Wergeland, Georg Sverdrup, Christian Magnus Falsen, Christian Frederik, Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie, Herman Wedel Jarlsberg, Teis Lundegaard. Their names are on banners below each person except Christian Frederik, who has his name surrounding him in a solid ring. Open book with lettering below the date. Leaves and wreaths are scattered around the busts, all surrounded by another inscription.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
·VI·FØLGER·FÆDRES·LYSE·STJERNE·SOM·MANER·OS·TIL·FAST·AT·VÆRNE·OM·FÆDRELANDETS·SAG
CHRISTIAN ·FREDRIK·
CHR M FALSEN
WFK CHRISTIE
F. SVERDRUP
H WEDEL JARLSBERG
WERGELAND
LUNDEGAARD
⋆EIDSVOLD⋆
1814
KONGERIKET
NORGES
GRUNNLOV.
Iv. THRONDSEN. F.
Translation:
We follow the fathers' bright star, which calls us to constantly care for the father's cause.
The Kingdom of Norway's constitution.
Engraver: Ivar Throndsen
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1914 (1918-1926) | With raised edge; 66 g | ||||||||||||||
| 1914 (1918-1926) | With raised edge; 71 g | ||||||||||||||
| 1914 (1918-1926) | With raised edge; 83 g | ||||||||||||||
| 1914 | Without raised edge; 87 g | ||||||||||||||
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