villa66 hat geschrieben:I second the observation regarding the pleasing heft of the large 5-ore. A good size for coppers.
Maybe, since the conversation here has taken that northern turn, I could please ask about Sweden's nickel-bronze(?) 10-. 25-, and 50-ore of 1920 and later?
I can make a solid guess about their first appearance in the early '20s, with temporarily high silver prices, the general fallout from WWI, and the more specific fallout from the failing SMU as it lurched to its 1924 end...but what about the later appearances of these base-metal coins, most often concurrent with the production of their silver siblings?
It's a puzzle I've wondered about for some time. Any clue would be most welcome...
v.
Funny how a presentation of a spanish coin would derail completly. The world of numismatics works in unpredictable ways
Of course there are strong ties between Spain and the scandinavian countries, as Spain was an important customer of norwegian fish. My nabour city owed her prosperity to the sale of fish betwen 1750 and the 1930s to Spain alone. When alcohol in Norway was all prohibited between 1917 and 1923, Spain made a threat that she would boycott norwegian fish, wich no doubt contributed to the end of prohibtion and the erection of a state monopol sale for alcohol, wich exists still today.
Speaking of 1917 to 1923, this is exactly the period of change in scandinavian coinissues. After the large silver coins had been replaced by banknotes in 1917, in 1920 the 3 members issued a supplement to the union treaty, allowing each menber to strike coins in cupronickel. Those coins where still legal tender in all three kingdoms.
It was then the swedish cupronickel coins you mentioned saw the day of light and also Denmark and Noway issued 10, 25 and ( only Norway ) 50 øre in cupronickel.
But subsequent to war economy the value of the krone started to differ betwwen the three countries , and a common coinage no longer was usefull. In 1924 this lead to a new supplement allowing any of the three kingdoms to issue an own standardcoinage wich only was legal tender in the issuing country. That was the definate end of the SMU, after 1924 we can speak of three different krone currencies .
Now the ways of the former members spitted up for good. Norway issued a comlete new set of 10, 25, 50 øre and 1 krone wich was struck until 1951. Denmark changed the entire run, even altering the size and introducing her first 50 øre. And Sweden - did nothing , but went back to pre WWI silver.
But it remains odd that even after 1923 the 10, 25 and 50 øre in cupronickel where struck on occasion. I have no explanation what so ever, but I shall put in a question in our norwegian coinforum, perhaps somebodey might know.
v.