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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!

See my blog on this note. http://nutmegcollector.blogspot.com/2010/04/100000-gold-certificate-1934-real-or.html

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.

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.

Hope you don't mind that I add some pieces in this thread.

The first one is a medal made by Carl Enhörning in connection with crown prince Carl Johans battle at Grossbeeren 23. August 1813.

Reference: Hildebrand 10.

We all move on in our lives from time to time.

But I think a good advice is to keep your coins tucked away in the dark closet. I stopped collecting at the age of 20, but 20 years later I started again and the tucked away coins was a nice start of a new life as a collector. So if you don't need the money desperately, keep the coins for the future.

I really like the 1818 LXIII Crown, one of the finest pieces ever struck.

The diameter is 45 mm.

Thanks for the link and for sharing pictures. I am still interested in more info about Allen & Moore if anybody has something to share. My interest in this company comes from a series of 6 medals by generals fighting on the Danish side in the first Schleswig war (1848-1850). I can share pictures but didn't find out how.

I am interested in the manufacturer Allen and More located in Birmingham, UK which produced medals in the mid 19th century (http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/organization.php?id=msib4_1211883044), and wonder if there exists any archive of their business. And if so where it is located.

Thanks again. I like the series and will have to look for it. I have about 20 of the series issued by Loos. I pick them up when the price is ok.

Thanks.

Were all minted at the same time, or was they minted after each event?

I was totally unaware of the British Peninsular War series. Do you have any more information? How many, with/without loop etc.

Nice commemorative coins. A new project coming up?

I guess that in the future even fewer countries will mint their own coins.

The Norwegian mint was founded back in 1686. In 2003 it was sold to private investors. Norges Bank (The Norwegian Bank) will every fourth year check the market to get the best price for new minting. The Norwegian mint has so far had the best prices, but only time will tell how long they can compete. I know the Norwegian mint also mint coins for other countries but I am not sure for which countries.

A couple of days ago I tried to send elverno a PM, unfortunately without response. I would really like to dig some more into the history about this medal and it would be a lot easier with some facts. Do anyone know elverno and if so could you help me with this?

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