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This is my Holy Grail; the Medal for Outstanding Civic Service 1819 edition in silver. The Medal for Outstanding Civic Service is the highest ranked civil Norwegian medal. The medal was first established by Royal Resolution April 10, 1819 and later altered by Royal Resolution April 13, 1844. It was awarded by the King after recommendation by the Norwegian Government. The 1819 edition was minted in 101 copies where one was sent to the Coin Cabinet at the University of Oslo, Norway. The awarded medal should be turned in when the receiver died, and when a new edition was struck the receivers was encouraged to trade the old medal for a new one which the family could keep. There are a few copies in pewter and a few iron castings of the medal among collectors.

Or, if you like better to trade I can offer a wide range of medals from the same time. Example:

Thanks for the comment and advice. Since I live in Norway I have few opportunities to see the coins live, since they are rarely sold in Norway. But since my bid on this one ($1200) wasn't enough I will spend more time to see as many as possible.

No response so far. Still hoping.

Bump.

Looking desperately for a swedish medal engraved by Enhörning in memory of the battle of Dennewitz 6. september 1813. Reference: Hildebrand 12, Bramsen 1247, Julius 2659. Pay up to US$ 300 for a well preserved medal, or if you want I can trade with medals/coins. See pictures at: http://blackwatch.napoleonicmedals.org/Empire/M0859.htm

Bernhard Brekke was the Grand old man in Norwegian Numismatics. In his later years he collected medals, perhaps the largest collection of Norwegian medals. The relatives still hold on to the collection.

WOW! Great pages with lots and lots of information and pictures. I love it.

Thanks for the tips. I am thinking of spending around $1000, so I am not going for the absolute top coins but a rather nice one. I found this, NGC graded MS-63. WINGS Approved. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. Any comments?

By overpriced I think of coins on ebay with a fixed price that doesn't sell for months. I am willing to pay a fair market price, but I guess that the ones i mentioned is not a good deal.

I searched ebay, but I think the better grades is overpriced. Any other places to search?

I guess this is done later. If so that leaves the quarter worthless (except for face value).

Great! Thanks again.

Thanks to Art1.2 and akdrv, everything worked out just fine. Another question. Can I include images from OmniCoin here on the forum? So far I have used Photobucket, but would prefer to use Omnicoin.

In Norway the Norwegian Bank each year issue a commemorative circulation coin. In 2015 this will be a Commemorative Coin for the Norwegian Supreme Court 1815-2015. The winning motif was designed by the painter and graphic artist Christopher Rådlund, and is a reproduction of one of the two lion sculptures flanking the main stairway in the Supreme Court's entrance hall. The sculptures were modelled by Lars Utne (1862-1922) and cast in brass. The lion motif is also a recurring theme in the Supreme Court building. The NOK 20 coin will be issued in the first half of 2015. I think this one is one of the best in many years.

Thanks Art1.2 I'll do that.

Thought I should start using OmniCoin, so I registered. But I did make a mistake about the Public Name, anyone know how to change this?

Very nice!

Nice blog.

Sorry, the former medal was of course Hildebrand 9. To make it good again, here is Hildebrand 3: Made by P. G. Liénard in Paris in 1810, after Jean Bernadotte was elected crown Prince of Sweden but before he changed his name and left for Sweden.

Crown Prince Carl Johan as commander of the northern German army during the war of the Sixth Coalition. Reference: Hildebrand 9.

A small correction, in 1865 the king of Sweden and Norway was Carl XV. Oscar I died in 1859. The Swedish coin dealer Ulf Ottosson think that Adolf Lindberg may be the engraver, since the coat of arms is identical to one of his signed medals: http://myntbloggen.se/tag/goteborgsutstallningen-1891/

Had almost forgotten about this one. It was made two different medals of this sort, from 1801 and 1802. It was made on behalf of lieutenant Buchvald as a private project to encourage patriotic acts. The diameter is 31 mm and the weight is 7g in silver. Reference: Bergsøe 38 (1801) and 39 (1802).

Thanks. It is small medals, just 20 mm in diameter and ca 5 g. These 3 were in fact in Sune Eberhard Cronas collection which were auctioned in 1937. Sammlung Sune Eberhard Crona, Gøteborg: Schweden : Kønigliche und im Kriege gegen Schweden geprägte Medaillen 1937. A fantastic collection. When they came up for sale again a year ago I just had to buy them.

The two next ones is also made by Carl Enhörning in connection with crown prince Carl Johans battle at Leipzig in October 1813. Reference: Hildebrand 15 and 16.