Editing Norwegian krone (section)

==Coins==
In 1875, coins were introduced (some dated 1874) in denominations of 10 and 50 øre and 1 and 10 kroner. These coins also bore the denomination in the previous currency, as 3, 15, and 30 [[Skilling (Scandinavian monetary unit)|skillings]] and {{frac|2|1|2}} specidaler. Between 1875 and 1878, the new coinage was introduced in full, in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, and 50 øre and 1, 2, and 10 kroner. The 1, 2, and 5 øre were struck in bronze; the 10, 25, and 50 øre and 1 and 2 kroner, in silver; and the 10 and 20 kroner, in gold.

The last gold coins were issued in 1910; silver was replaced by cupro-nickel in 1920. Between 1917 and 1921, iron temporarily replaced bronze. 1917 also saw the last issuance of 2 kroner coins. During the German occupation of Norway in the [[Second World War]], zinc was used in place of cupro-nickel in 10, 25, and 50 øre coins and production of the 1 krone piece was suspended.

<gallery>
File: Norway 1 Krone 1940 obverse H7 monogram.jpg|The obverse of a 1940 Norwegian krone.
File: Norway 1 Krone 1940 reverse.jpg|The reverse of the 1940 krone.
</gallery>

In 1963, 5 kroner coins were introduced. Production of 1 and 2 øre coins ceased in 1972. The following year, the size of the 5-øre coin was reduced; production of the denomination ceased in 1982, along with the minting of the 25 øre. Ten-kroner coins were introduced in 1983. In 1992, the last 10 øre coins were minted.

Between 1994 and 1998, a new coinage was introduced, consisting of 50 øre, 1, 5, 10, and 20 kroner. These are the only coins that are currently legal tender, with the exception of the 50 øre coin which was [[withdrawal of low-denomination coins|withdrawn]] on 1 May 2012. It was withdrawn because it was no longer circulating as an ordinary coin used for payment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.norges-bank.no/en/notes-and-coins/withdrawn-notes-and-coins/50-ore-coin-to-be-withdrawn-in-2012/|title=50-øre coin to be withdrawn in 2012|access-date=24 May 2011|archive-date=20 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520132943/http://www.norges-bank.no/en/notes-and-coins/withdrawn-notes-and-coins/50-ore-coin-to-be-withdrawn-in-2012/|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, banks in Norway still exchanged 50 øre coins for higher values until 2022.

{|class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; font-size:90%; border-width:1px;"
! colspan=11 | Circulating coins
|-
! rowspan=2 | Image
! rowspan=2 | Value
! colspan=5 | Technical parameters
! colspan=3 | Description
! rowspan=2 | Issued<br/>from
|-
! Diameter<br/>(mm)
! Thickness<br/>(mm)
! Mass<br/>(g)
! colspan=2 | Composition
! Edge
! Obverse
! Reverse
|-
| align=center | [https://www.norges-bank.no/en/topics/notes-and-coins/legal-tender-notes-coins/1-krone-coin/]
| 1 krone
| align=center | 21.00<br/>{{small|(holed)}}
| align=center | 1.70
| align=center | 4.35
| style="background-color:#dcdcdc;"|
| rowspan=2 | [[Cupronickel]]:<br/>Cu: 75%<br/>Ni: 25%
| Smooth
| [[Harald V of Norway|Harald V]]'s monogram<br/>Lettering: ''Norge''
| [[Fowl]];<br/>value; year of issue
| 1997
|-
| align=center | [https://www.norges-bank.no/en/topics/notes-and-coins/legal-tender-notes-coins/5-krone-coin/]
| 5 kroner
| align=center | 26.00<br/>{{small|(holed)}}
| align=center | 2.00
| align=center | 7.85
| style="background-color:#dcdcdc;"|
| Reeded
| [[Order of St. Olav|St. Olav's Order]];<br/>Lettering: ''Kongeriket Noreg''
| [[acanthus (genus)|Acanthi]] leaves;<br/>value; year of issue
| 1998
|-
| align=center | [https://www.norges-bank.no/en/topics/notes-and-coins/legal-tender-notes-coins/10-krone-coin/]
| 10 kroner
| align=center | 24.00
| align=center | 2.00
| align=center | 6.80
| style="background-color:#ffe550;"|
| rowspan=2 | [[Copper]]: 81%<br/>[[Zinc]]: 10%<br/>[[Nickel]]: 9%
| Interrupted reeding
| rowspan="2"| [[Harald V]]
| [[Stave church]] roof;<br/>value; year of issue
| 1995
|-
| align=center | [https://www.norges-bank.no/en/topics/notes-and-coins/legal-tender-notes-coins/20-krone-coin/]
| 20 kroner
| align=center | 27.50
| align=center | 2.20
| align=center | 9.90
| style="background-color:#ffe550;"|
| Smooth
| [[Viking ship]];<br/>value; year of issue
| 1994
|-
| colspan=11 | {{Standard coin table notice|BrE=Y}}
|}

The 10 and 20 kroner coins carry the effigy of the current [[list of Norwegian monarchs|monarch]]. Previously the 1 and 5 kroner coins also carried the royal effigy, but now these denominations are decorated only with stylistic royal or national symbols. The royal motto of the monarch ([[Harald V of Norway|King Harald]]'s motto is ''{{lang|no|Alt for Norge}}'', meaning "Everything for Norway") is also inscribed on the 10 kroner coin.

[[coins of the Norwegian krone|Coins]] and [[banknotes of the Norwegian krone|banknotes]] of the Norwegian krone are distributed by the [[Norges Bank|Central Bank of Norway]].

Up to 25 coins of any single denomination is considered ''{{lang|no|[[legal tender|tvungent betalingsmiddel]]}}''—a legally recognized method of payment, in which the intended recipient can not refuse payment, according to [[Law of Norway|Norwegian law]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/forsikringsselskap-utbetalte-forlik-pa-130-000-kroner-i-smamynt/61141763|title=Forsikringsselskap utbetalte forlik på 130 000 kroner i småmynt|first=Magnus Lutnæs|last=Aas|date=9 August 2014|website=dagbladet.no|access-date=16 March 2021|archive-date=8 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308060734/https://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/forsikringsselskap-utbetalte-forlik-pa-130-000-kroner-i-smamynt/61141763|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Use of 10 Syrian pound coins in Norway===
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The characteristics of the ten [[Syrian pound]] (LS&nbsp;10) coin have been found to so closely resemble the Norwegian 20 kroner (NKr&nbsp;20) coin that it can [[Slug (coin)|fool vending machines, coins-to-cash machines, arcade machines, and any other coin-operated, automated service machine]] in the country. Machines are unable to tell the coins apart, owing to their almost identical weight and size.

As of mid-February 2017, LS&nbsp;10 was worth NKr 0.39, making the 20-kroner coin 51.5 times more valuable than the 10-pound coin. While not easy to find in Norway, the Syrian coins are still used in automated machines there with such frequency that {{lang|no|[[Posten (Norway)|Posten Norge]]}}, the Norwegian postal service, decided to close many of their coins-to-cash machines on 18 February 2006, with plans to develop a system able to differentiate between the two coins. In the summer of 2005, a Norwegian man was sentenced to 30 day [[suspended sentence]], for having used Syrian coins in arcade machines in the [[municipalities of Norway|municipality]] of [[Bærum]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/2006/02/18/458229.html |title=Myntsvindlere herjer i Oslo |first=Øystein |last=Andersen |work=[[Dagbladet]] |publisher=DB Medialab AS |date=18 February 2006 |access-date=8 March 2008 |language=no |archive-date=21 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321152038/http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/2006/02/18/458229.html |url-status=live }}</ref>