Medal - 17. Mai 1917 Coat of arms; Restrike
Features
| Location |
Norway
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Haakon VII (1905-1957)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Event medals |
| Year | 1917 (1973) |
| Composition | Silver (.925) |
| Weight | 9 g |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 559276 |
| References | Støren/Holst# 429 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.Kjetil Kvist; 2001. Katalog over 17. mai-medaljer. Samlerforl., Oslo, Norway. |
Commemorative issue
Constitution Day
Series: 17. Mai Medalje
Obverse
Crowned triangular shield with a crowned norwegian lion holding a halberd and facing left with vertical lines in the background, inside the shield. Another crowned norwegian lion holding a halberd and facing left on top. Ring made of sticks tied together behind the shield. Circular inscription in two lines surrounding the shield, solid ring on the rim.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
»ENIGHED · GIR · STYRKE · DEN · ER · SOM · RINGEN ·
· OM · LANSEN · DEN · FORUDEN · ER · KREFTEN · INGEN«
Translation:
Unity gives strenght, it is like a ring.
Without it, there is no strenght.
Designer: Ivar Throndsen
Reverse
Inscription in two lines and stars in an oak and laurel wreath, solid ring on the rim.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
17DE MAI
⋆ 1917 ⋆
Translation: 17th of May.
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 | |||||||||||||||
| 1917 (1973) | 300 | ||||||||||||||
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Actual silver weight: 0.268 oz
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