Norges Bank

Units of account in Norway from 1514

Coins

1514-
1 guilder = 24 skilling.

1541/1544-
1 riksdaler species = 48 skilling.

1571-
1 riksdaler species, see Skaare (1995)1 for details.

1625-
1 riksdaler species = 96 skilling, see Skaare (1995)1 for details.

1671-
1 riksdaler species = 96 skilling, 9 1/4 speciedaler per mark fine silver.

1695-
1 riksdaler courant, 11 1/3 speciedaler per mark fine silver, riksdaler courant has 81,6 % of the silver content of riksdaler species.

1795-
1 riksdaler courant, the relation between riksdaler courant and riksdaler species is adjusted to 4:5, hence 1 riksdaler courant is 80% of 1 riksdaler species.

1813-
1 riksbankdaler, 18 1/2 riksbankdaler per mark fine silver.

1816-
1 speciedaler = 5 ort à 24 skilling = 120 skilling, 9 1/4 speciedaler per mark fine silver.

1874-
1 speciedaler = 120 skilling = 4 kroner.

1875-
1 krone = 1 krone.

Footnotes

  1. Skaare, Kolbjørn (1995): Norges mynthistorie : mynter og utmyntning i 1000 år : pengesedler i 300 år : numismatikk i Norge
Published 10 October 2007 14:30