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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Eidolon, post: 7824603, member: 102103&quot;]Even though the Nazis invaded in 1940, many of the coin designs didn&#039;t change until 1941.&nbsp; I think the Germans didn&#039;t expect the King to escape and have a government in exile, and eventually decided it looked bad to issue coins under the name of a king who was still actively opposing them.</p><p>Here are the 2 varieties of 1 Ore from 1941.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1344575[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1344574[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I wrote a coin <a href="https://coinfaq974389709.wordpress.com/2019/10/23/why-did-norway-issue-two-different-1-ore-coins-in-1941-under-nazi-occupation/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coinfaq974389709.wordpress.com/2019/10/23/why-did-norway-issue-two-different-1-ore-coins-in-1941-under-nazi-occupation/" rel="nofollow">blog post</a> on the 2 types if anyone is interested.</p><p>And here are my notes on which metals were issued which years during WW2:</p><p><br /></p><p>1 ore</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Haakon VII bronze</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1908-<b>1941</b>, 1946-1952</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nazi occupation iron</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <b>1941</b>-45</p><p><br /></p><p>2 ore</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Haakon VII bronze</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1909-1940, 1946-1952</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nazi occupation iron</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1943-45</p><p><br /></p><p>5 ore</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Haakon VII bronze</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1908-<b>1941</b>, 1951-1952</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nazi occupation iron</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <b>1941</b>-45</p><p><br /></p><p>10 ore</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Haakon VII copper-nickel</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1924-<b>1941</b>, 1945-1951</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nazi occupation zinc</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <b>1941</b>-45</p><p><br /></p><p>25 ore</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Haakon VII copper-nickel</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1921-1940, 1946-1950</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nazi occupation zinc</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1943-45</p><p><br /></p><p>50 ore</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Haakon VII copper-nickel</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1921-<b>1941</b>, 1945-1949</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nazi occupation zinc</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <b>1941</b>-45</p><p><br /></p><p>Krone</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Haakon VII copper-nickel</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1925-1940, 1946-1951</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Not minted during occupation</p><p><br /></p><p>2, 5, Krone etc. not from this era</p><p><br /></p><p>1941 mintages (millions)</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 ore bronze:&nbsp; 12.26 </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 ore iron:&nbsp; 13.4</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5 ore bronze:&nbsp; 3.76</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5 ore iron:&nbsp; 6.608</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 10 ore Cu-Ni:&nbsp; 10.15</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 10 ore Zn:&nbsp; 15.31</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 50 ore Cu-Ni:&nbsp; 2.373</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 50 ore Zn:&nbsp; 7.761</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1941 bronze or copper nickel mintages are high compared to previous years. </p><p><br /></p><p>Iron or zinc 1941 mintages are even higher probably to replace the missing 1 Krone.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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