Så här skrev SvT:s
text-TV tisdagen den 20 dec 2005:
"En rad norska kulturpersonligheter har skrivit till
kung Carl Gustaf med en vädjan om att få tillbaka åtminstone ett av de sk
Tryggvasonmynten från Sverige, rapporterar norska NTB. Mynten är Norges
första nationalsymbol och präglades under vikingakungen Olav Tryggvasons
styre mellan åren 995 och 1.000. I Norge finns inget sådant mynt kvar, två
finns i Sverige, två i Danmark och ett i Tyskland.
Mynten i Sverige har hittats här och det är oklart om fynden kan lämnas ut.
Enligt svensk fornminneslag är de en del av den svenska kulturskatten".
Det finns förstås mycket
att läsa om på olika webbplatser om dessa och senare norska mynt. Den bästa
webbplatsen är den följande (den innehåller en hel del relaterad
information):
http://www.dokpro.uio.no/umk/utstill.html
Ett
pressmeddelande från 1997
Jag älskar
pressmeddelanden - även gamla sådana. Därför återger jag ett som jag hittade
på Internet för en tid sedan. Det kommer ursprungligen från Norges
centralbank. Det är från 11 september 1997. Du har det här - i färg av
brunt:
New 1-krone
coin and 100 krone banknote in circulation from Monday
Norges Bank will put a new 1-krone coin into circulation on Monday 15
September 1997. The new 1-krone coin is struck in cupro-nickel, as is the
existing 1-krone coin. However, the new coin is smaller than the existing
one, and has been designed with a hole in the middle.
The Chief Cashier in Norges Bank, Sylvi Johansen, emphasises that the new
coin will remove any possibility of confusion between 10-krone and 1-krone
coins, which has proved to be a problem with the old 1-krone coin.
She adds: "And
when the new 5-krone coin is issued in 1999, which will also have a hole in
the middle, we will have a new and harmonious Norwegian coin series that we
hope the public will appreciate".
When designing
the new coin series, Norges Bank consulted the Consumer Council, the
Norwegian Association of the Blind and the Norwegian Pensioners'
Association, which all strongly recommended that the alternative including a
hole was used for the 1-krone and 5-krone coins.
The new 1-krone coin was designed by the Royal Norwegian Mint's designer,
Ingrid Austlid Rise. The obverse of the coin bears a cross formed from H.M.
King Harald V's crowned monogram. A middle area is delimited by a circle
running between the crowns and the letters in the monogram. The legend at
the bottom of the coin reads NORGE, flanked by the crossed-pick-and-hammer
mintmark of the Royal Norwegian Mint and the Director of the Mint's
initials, JEJ (Jan Erik Johansen).
The motif on the reverse of the coin is a bird sitting on a branch. The
motif is a free copy of the carving on the portal of Hylestad Stave Church,
Setesdal. The mint year and denomination 1 KRONE are struck under the motif
and to the right of the branch, the artist's initials, IAR (Ingrid Austlid
Rise).
The coin has a 21mm diameter, weighs 4.32gr, is 1.7mm thick and has a smooth
edge.
The old 1-krone coin will cease to be legal tender on 15 September 1998.
Norges Bank will redeem old coins until 15 September 2008.
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Norges Bank will put a new 100-krone note into circulation on Monday 15
September 1997. The note is red and has a portrait of the opera singer,
Kirsten Flagstad, on the obverse. The 100-krone note is the third note to be
issued in Norges Bank's new banknote series (Series VII). The first was the
200-krone banknote which was issued in 1994. The second note, the 50-krone
note, entered into circulation in January this year.
Two notes
therefore remain before Series VII is complete. According to plans, the new
500-krone note will be issued in 1999, whereas the new 1000-krone note will
be issued within the next two to three years.
All the banknotes in the new series have different colours and sizes. The
notes increase by 8mm in width and 5mm in height for each denomination, in
order to comply with a request from the blind and visually-impaired that the
notes should have clearly different sizes.
Science and culture
When choosing
the portrait of an historical person for our banknotes, Norges Bank's
banknote committee chooses from men and women who have made their mark in
the areas of natural sciences, industrial development, music, folklore, fine
art, literature, architecture or theatre. The physicist, Kristian Birkeland,
was portrayed on the 200-krone note, whereas Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, the
collector of Norwegian fairytales, was chosen for the 50-krone note. The
committee has chosen Norway's most prominent opera singer in history,
Kirsten Flagstad (1895-1962), for the portrait on the obverse of the new
100-krone banknote.
Kirsten Flagstad was born in Hamar. The house where she was born now houses
the Kirsten Flagstad Commemorative Collection. Norges Bank has chosen to
present the new 100-krone note to the press on Thursday in the room where
the artist was born 102 years ago. Kirsten Flagstad made her debut in 1913
which was followed by great success as an international opera singer,
particularly at the Metropolitan in New York from 1934-1941 and 1951-1952.
Her final performance as an opera singer was held in Oslo in 1953. In 1958,
she became the first director of Den Norske Opera (the Norwegian Opera) in
Oslo.
The motifs on both sides of the new 100-krone note are associated with the
singer and opera. The obverse of the note was designed by Norges Bank's
Chief Graphic Designer, Sverre Morken. The main motif is a portrait of the
young Kirsten Flagstad. The background is an illustration of the main
auditorium of Den Norske Opera and a rosette based on the pattern from a
special silver brooch that the singer wore on stage. One of her many
embroideries is used for the vignette in the area containing the watermarks.
The reverse of the note was designed by Deputy Graphic Designer, Arild
Ytteri, and is based on a ground plan of Den Norske Opera's main auditorium
from 1959.
Is the banknote
genuine?
There are a
number of security features included in the new 100-krone note which makes
it difficult to counterfeit. When held up to the light, it is easy to see
the watermarks and security thread, and the geometric register mark on the
obverse and reverse of the note converge to become a complete, symmetrical
pattern. If the note is held diagonally to the light, an ?invisible' letter
N emerges in the rosette on the obverse. When the note is photocopied, the
moiré pattern on the reverse becomes distorted and the microlettering which
is printed in several places on the note becomes unreadable. In addition,
there are other security features which can only be seen under ultraviolet
light, such as the fluorescent print and fibres.
Old banknotes
redeemable for 10 years
The old 100-krone note bearing a portrait of Camilla Collett will cease to
be legal tender on 15 September 1998. However, Norges Bank will redeem the
100-krone notes in Series VI for a further ten years until 15 September
2008.
For further information, please contact: Sylvi Johanssen, Chief Cashier,
tel. +47 22 31 66 37 or Paal Espeli, Head of Division, tel.+47 22 31 66 37 /
22 31 66 34
Press release 11 September 1997
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Nedan har du en
artikel jag hittade på nätet i sept 2008.
Verdens største
mynthandel
Da
tyske tropper invaderte Norge den 9. april 1940, ble 26 lastebiler
lastet med 1.503 kasser og 39 tønner som inneholdt tilsammen 50 tonn
gullbarrer og gullmynter. Norges gullreserve skulle fraktes ut av
landet. Flukten var meget godt forberedt. Allerede to år tidligere hadde
sjefsdirektør Nicolai Rygg i Norges Bank sørget for å veie, merke, pakke
og plombere gullreserven, nettopp med tanke på et eventuelt angrep på
Norge.
Første etappe gikk
til Norges Banks hvelv på Lillehammer. Der ble de ikke lenge. Tyskerne
nådde raskt sørenden av Mjøsa, og tyske fallskjermtropper hadde landet i
Dombås-traktene. Gulltransporten ble ledet videre med tog. Etter tyske
flyangrep nådde gulltoget Åndalsnes. Der ble 1/3 av gullet lastet ombord
i krysseren "Galathea". Regjeringen hadde bestemt at gullet skulle
fordeles på flere skipslaster. De to resterende delene ble fraktet med
biler til Molde hvor kongen og kronprinsen hadde søkt tilflukt i vente
på den britiske krysseren "Glasgow".
Under tyske flyangrep
ble gullet, sammen med kongen og kronprinsen, lastet ombord på "Glasgow"
ved hjelp av en mindre båt. Denne operasjonen tok tid, så "Glasgow"
stakk til sjøs mens fire lastebiler fullastet med gull sto igjen på
kaien. Fra Molde ble gullet fraktet nordover med lokalbåten "Driva".
Etter å ha blitt utsatt for kraftige bombeangrep ble gullet fraktet over
til fem små fiskeskøyter. Ved Titran overtok de to skøytene "Alfhild" og
"Stølvåg". Den 9. mai ankom gullet Tromsø hvor det umiddelbart ble
lastet over i den britiske krysseren "Enterprise".
"Enterprise" nådde
Plymouth den 29. mai etter fire tyske bombeangrep. Hele den norske
gullbeholdningen ble reddet.
Foto: EPA/John Stillwell (Scanpix)
En av Europas
eldste kjente sedler, en norsk riksdaler fra 1695, er lagt ut for salg på
auksjonen ”Banknotes of the World”, som holdes i Spink offices i London
27. april.
Seddelen, som
er Norges eldste, er ventet å bli solgt for rundt 25.000 kroner.
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