Norway King Haakon VII Silver Memorial Medal 1957 by Throndsen

Norway: King Haakon VII's Memorial Medal, in 
silver.
On the obverse: The portrait of King Haakon VII, 
circumscribed “HAAKON VII NORGES KONGE” 
(Haakon VII King of Norway).
On the reverse: The crowned cypher of King 
Haakon VII. 
Signed by the engraver Ivan Throndsen. 
The medal was instituted in 1957 in memory of 
King Haakon VII on the occasion of his burial,
on 01 Oct. 1957. 
It was awarded in two grades - silver and gold. 
to members of the Royal Family, foreign Royal 
Houses and guests at the funeral, members of 
the Royal Court staff, as well as persons who 
had duties related to the king's funeral. 
In total, 26 medals were awarded in gold (to 
members of the Royal Family and to high 
ranked Officers of the military) and 54 medals 
were awarded in silver, mostly to Officers of 
the Army, Navy and Air Force in charge of the 
Honor Detachments at the funeral.

FULL SIZE

1957

Item 100% original - ribbon original

Condition as on the photos
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