The Oslo University Coin Cabinet | The world's largest coin deal | How much do you know about coins? | ||||||||
Would you like to know more about Norway's oldest museum? | Counterfeits
The penalty for counterfeiting has
always been severe, with punishments such as immersion in boiling water
or oil, whipping and decapitation.
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When German troops attacked Norway in 1940, the gold reserve of the Central Bank of Norway was transported out of the country under dramatic circumstances. Here you can read about the connection between Norway's gold reserve and the world's largest coin sale. | Famous
people
What does the Coin Cabinet have to do with people like Fridtjof Nansen, Roald Amundsen and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson? You can find the answers here. |
We challenge you
with
ten questions from the history of coins. Do you have the answers? |
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