SWEDEN GOLD 1887 EB 20 KR KING OSCAR, NEWP
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Swedish royal family, the House of Bernadotte, descended from King Carl XIV Johann Bernadotte of Sweden and Norway who as Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, was a marshal of the French Imperial Army of Napoleon Bonaparte. King Oscar II was born on 21 Jan 1829 and died on 8 Dec 1907, During the later part of Oscar’s reign, Swedish industry made great progress. Oscar was a man of culture and musician and writer. His best-known writing is; life of Swedish King Charles XII. The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) was established by King Oscar II. --
1887EB, 20 KR, KING OSCAR FREDERIK II(THE HOUSE OF BERNADOTTE), OBVERSE LEGEND SVERIGES OCH NORGES KONUNG(KING OF SWEDEN AND NORWAY), REVERSE LEGEND BRODRAFOLKENS VAL(WELFARE OF THE BROTHERPEOPLE) CENTER OF REVERSE: SHIELD WITHIN CROWNED MANTLED COAT OF ARMS, ARMS CONTAIN THREE CROWNS FIRST AND FOURTH QUARTERS AND MAJESTIC LION SECOND AND THIRD QUARTERS, MINTED AT THE STOCKHOLM MINT: MINTMASTER E.B.: EMIL BRUSEWITZ, PRIVY MARK, CORDRY MODERN COINAGE OF SWEDEN LISTS THIS AS A TOUGH DATE! LISTS #1163, SCHLUM. #124, 8.9606 GRAMS, .900 FINE GOLD, .2593 OUNCE, 23MM DIAMETER, KM 748
1887EB, 20 KR, KING OSCAR FREDERIK II(THE HOUSE OF BERNADOTTE), OBVERSE LEGEND SVERIGES OCH NORGES KONUNG(KING OF SWEDEN AND NORWAY), REVERSE LEGEND BRODRAFOLKENS VAL(WELFARE OF THE BROTHERPEOPLE) CENTER OF REVERSE: SHIELD WITHIN CROWNED MANTLED COAT OF ARMS, ARMS CONTAIN THREE CROWNS FIRST AND FOURTH QUARTERS AND MAJESTIC LION SECOND AND THIRD QUARTERS, MINTED AT THE STOCKHOLM MINT: MINTMASTER E.B.: EMIL BRUSEWITZ, PRIVY MARK, CORDRY MODERN COINAGE OF SWEDEN LISTS THIS AS A TOUGH DATE! LISTS #1163, SCHLUM. #124, 8.9606 GRAMS, .900 FINE GOLD, .2593 OUNCE, 23MM DIAMETER, KM 748
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I have the impression that I've seen his face on gold coins from Norway too.
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Dimitri, Norway was under Swedish rule until 1906 (or was it 1905?) and Oscar appears on Norse coins minted before that year.
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