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One of the largest Viking silver hoards found is the Cuerdale Hoard, consisting of approximately 8600 items including silver coins, and weighing around 40 kg. The composition of the coins likely suggest that it was buried between 905 and 910. Of the items found, there are approximately 7000 coins, mainly being of Anglo-Saxon and Danelaw issue. [5]
Harald V (Norwegian: Harald den femte, Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈhɑ̂rːɑɫ dɛn ˈfɛ̂mtə]; [2] born 21 February 1937) is King of Norway since 1991.. A member of the House of Glücksburg, Harald was the third child and only son of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden.
Old Norse in coin inscriptions ended after the tenth century. A full translation of the inscription reads: "Harald Gormson king of Danes, Scania, Jomsborg, town (or bishopric) Aldinburg (Oldenburg in Holstein)". On the reverse there is an octagonal ridge, which runs around the edge of the object.
Royal cypher of King Harald V of Norway. In modern heraldry, a royal cypher is a monogram or monogram-like device of a country's reigning sovereign, typically consisting of the initials of the monarch's name and title, sometimes interwoven and often surmounted by a crown. [1] Such a cypher as used by an emperor or empress is called an imperial ...
The Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (Norwegian: Den Kongelige Norske Fortjenstorden (Bokmål) or Den Kongelege Norske Fortenesteordenen (Nynorsk)) was instituted by King Olav V in 1985. It is awarded to foreigners, Norwegian citizens living abroad, Ministry of Foreign Affairs diplomats, foreign civil servants in Norway, and Norway's honorary ...
When King Harald V was born in 1937 at the royal estate of Skaugum, he became the first prince born in Norway in 567 years. He spent the first three years of his life in Norway, but when German ...
King Haakon VII's 1905–1955 Jubilee Medal: 33: King Haakon VII's 70th Anniversary Medal: 34: King Haakon VII's Centennial Medal: 35: King Olav V's Commemorative Medal: in gold and silver 36: King Olav V's Anniversary Medal 1957-1982: 37: King Olav V's 100th Anniversary Medal: 38: King Harald V's Jubilee Medal 1991-2016: 39: H. M. The King's ...
The King Harald V's Jubilee Medal 1991–2016 (Norwegian: Kong Harald Vs jubileumsmedalje 1991-2016) was a commemorative medal created on 17 January 2016 to mark the 25th anniversary of King Harald V's accession in 1991. It is 38th in the order of precedence with King Olav's Centenary Medal being just above it, and H. M.