New 50 kroner banknote in Norway

Issue nr.3
Mintage: 2500
Releaseprice: NOK 225,-

Nobel Peace Price Fridtjof Nansen - 75 years

Issue nr.8
Mintage: 2000
Releaseprice: NOK 198,-

Norway - Issue no. 59 Mintage: 800 covers.

KING OLAV V - Crowned in Nidarosdomen - 50 Years

On the 22nd of June 2008 it was 50 years since King Olav V was crowned as The King of Norway at Nidarosdomen. (The Cathedral in Throdheim). The ceremony in Trondheim in June 1958 proved not only the Kings sense for tradition, but also his Christian feith.
The Prime Minister Gerhardsen wished to have a ceremony as simple as possible as he said the time for such a ritual was passed. The King still wanted to have this ceremony his way. For the King this ment more than a festive occation to start his regent period. This was a personal testimony the King had to give to expressed his will to serve his country and his people.

In Nidarosdomen, the national holy place, which is built on the grave of Olav the Saint, this commitment become very strong for King Olav V, who also carried the name of the Saint as the King.

This numisletter is composed from historical objects importent for coin and stamp collectors. The beautiful stamp showing the ceremony in 1958 and a 50 kroner silver coin showing the Kings portrait.
The stamp was issued in 1982, to celebrate King Olav V's 25 years as king and the coin was issued in 1978 to the Kings 75th birtday.

This letter was cancelled in Trondheim 23.6.2008.

Ordinaty price is NOK 350,- (for subscribers NOK 325,-)

Norway - Issue no. 61, Mintage: 800 covers.  

Numisletter of the year 2008

This series of numisletters started in 1999 and the issue of 2008 are than the 10th issue in this series.

In addition to the 5 ordinary current coins issued in 2008, a commemorative 10-krone coin was issued 17th June to commemorate the 200 years birthday of Henrik Wergeland. The motif on this coin is Wergeland's famous glasses, which also can be read as the year 200.

The motif on the miniatyrsheet with the stamp is Dovrefjell (name of the mountain) with Harald Hårfagre (the viking king who gatherd Norway to one kingdom) and Snefrid (his wife).
The myth say that Dovrefjell is the origin of the Norwegians and the Norwegian kings. In 1814 the National Assembly at Eidswoll (when Norway got the Constitution) wrote: Enig og tro til Dovre faller" (United and faithfull until Dovre is falling). Henrik Ibsen's play "Peer Gynt" and Edvard Grieg's music "Dovregubbens Hall" has made the name of Dovre mountain famous all over the world.

The mintage of this letter is 800 and cost NOK 340,- (for subscribers NOK 395,-)