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King Oscar II's Medal for Heroic Deeds Bronze

Features

Location Norway
King Oscar II (1872-1905)
Type Award medals › Civic awards
Year 1886
Composition Bronze
Diameter 29.5 mm
Shape Round with a loop
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
552718
References Støren/Holst# 18
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.
, Kvist Medalj# 88
Martin Kvist, Kjetil Kvist; 2002. Medaljekatalogen 1804-1905. Norsk Numismatisk Forening, Oslo, Norway.

Obverse

Bust of Oscar II facing right, surrounded by inscription, in a beaded ring.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
OSCAR II NORGES OG SVERIGES KONGE
I. THRONDSEN.

Translation: Oscar II, King of Norway and Sweden.

Engraver: Ivar Throndsen

Reverse

Inscription in two lines, in an oak wreath.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FOR
ÆDEL DAAD.

Translation: For heroic deeds.

Engraver: Ivar Throndsen

Mint

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

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1886) 

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