Artefacts

Lillehammer 1994, 1500 kroner. Norway. Series 1. "The Rodoy man" and portrait of King Olav V.

Obverse

Sideways portrait of King Olav V. Caption: "OLAV V · NORGES KONGE ; 1991". Signature: Middle, on the right: OH.

Reverse

"The Rodoy man". At the top, Gam'es emblem. Caption: "LILLEHAMMER 1994 - 1500 KRONER·".

Created

Created: Den Kongelige Mynt Created: Oivind HANSENS

Featured

Visually represented: Olav V de Norvège (2.7.1903)

Materials

gold 916.6

Dimension

ø 27 x 2 mm, 180 °, 17 g

Literature

GADOURY, Victor, Médailles et Monnaies Olympiques, Monaco : Editions Victor Gadoury, 1996. 555 p. ISBN 2-906602-10-8. LUND, Morten. "A Short History of Alpine Skiing: From Telemark to Today". In: Skiing Heritage, Winter 1996, pp. 5-19.

Type of item

Coins -> olympic coins

Reference number

35223

Edge

Caption: "DE XVII OLYMPISKE VINTERLEKER LILLEHAMMER 1994"

Mintmark/Mintage

Hammer and sickle, symbol of the Norvegian Mint with the letter "K" for the Director' initial (Ole-Robert Kolbergs) / 30000

Keywords

Personality Lillehammer 1994, Olympic Winter Games Norway Prehistory Alpine Skiing emblem Pictogram

Notes

Lillehammer 1994 Launched for the 1952 Games in Helsinki, special currency designs helped to finance the Games. Their iconography gave pride of place to the monuments of the host country, its natural resources and its traditions. Gold coins for the Athens 2004 Games represented the Panathenaic Stadium, which was renovated for the Athens Games in 1896.