View source for Norway 1910 20 kroner

[[Image:Norway 1910 20 kronor obv Heritage 3016-24830.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]]
[[Image:Norway 1910 20 kronor rev Heritage 3016-24830.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]]

This specimen was lot 24830 in Heritage sale 3016 (New York, January 2012), where it sold for $2,070. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Haakon VII gold 20 Kroner 1910, MS65 NGC, lightly toned with virtually blemish-free surfaces, scarce type and grade."  In 1907, [[Norway]] obtained a divorce from Sweden and became an independent kingdom under a Danish prince, shown here as Haakon VII (r. 1907-57). Even before passing under Swedish rule in 1814, Norway had enjoyed a separate coinage from Denmark. The specimen shown here is the only date of the type was accompanied by a gold ten kroner of similar design. Gold coinage ceased in Norway with this issue.

''Recorded mintage:'' 250,000.

''Specification:''  8.96 g, .900 fine gold, .259 troy oz AGW. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 376. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Tucker, Warren, Cristiano Bierrenbach and Scott Cordry, ''Heritage sale 3016, World and Ancient Coins,'' Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2011.

''Link to:''
* [[Norway 1902 20 kroner]]
* [[Norway 1907 2 kroner KM-365]]
* [[Norway 1910 10 kroner]]
* [[Norway 1942 10 ore KM-391]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1910]]
* return to coins of [[Norway]]

[[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3016]]