Norse-American medal
The Norse-American medal was struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 1925. It was issued for the 100th anniversary of the voyage of the ship Restauration, bringing early Norwegian immigrants to the United States. The medals recognize those immigrants’ Viking heritage, depicting a warrior of that culture on the obverse and his vessel on the reverse. Only 53 were issued in gold, and they are rare and valuable today. Those struck in silver or bronze have appreciated much less in value.
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The Norse-American medal was struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 1925. It was issued for the 100th anniversary of the voyage of the ship Restauration, bringing early Norwegian immigrants to the United States. The medals recognize those immigrants’ Viking heritage, depicting a warrior of that culture on the obverse and his vessel on the reverse. Only 53 were issued in gold, and they are rare and valuable today. Those struck in silver or bronze have appreciated much less in value. They are sometimes collected as part of the U.S. commemorative coin series. U. S. Representative from Minnesota Ole Juulson Kvale, a Norse-Americans, wanted a commemorative for the centennial celebrations of the Restauration journey. He was rebuffed by the Treasury Department when he sought the issuance of a special coin, he instead settled for a medal. Kvale also successfully lobbied the Post Office for commemorative stamps; he declared that in seeking the souvenir medal and stamps, he was contributing to the ‘growth of the Norwegian heritage by having it ‘preserved in metal as well as ‘paper time capsules’ It was referred to the House of Representatives on February 4, 1925, on the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures, and referred to as ‘Kvale’s medal’ The medals were produced in various metals and sizes, for the most part prior to the celebrations near Minneapolis in June 1925. Once authorized by Congress, they were produced by the Mint in various metal and sizes. The medals also recall the early Viking explorations of North America, for which the Vikings were known as the “Vikings of the North” The medals are now displayed at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
and the National Museum of American History in Washington. They were designed by Buffalo nickel designer James Earle Fraser, who also worked on the “Star Trek” and “Star Wars” commemorative coins. The medal is now displayed in the Smithsonian’s Museum of History and Culture. It is on display in the National Gallery of Art, along with other commemorative medals from the 20th and 30th centuries, including the “Discovery of the Americas” and the “Treasurer’s Coin” from the early 20th century. It has been in the museum’s collection for more than 100 years, and is now on display at the Museum of the American Museum of Science and Industry in New York City. It also is displayed on the National Mall, where it is part of a larger collection of commemorative and historical artifacts. It can be seen in the Museum’s collection of Norwegian-American artifacts, including a bronze bust of a Viking leader, the “Lars Larsen”, and a bronze of a ship that carried the crew of the “Restauration” in 1825. The ship left Stavanger, Norway, on July 4 or 5, 1825, with 45 emigrants aboard. On October 9, the ship was seized pursuant to a court order, as the passengers exceeded the permitted number for a ship of its size by 21, counting a baby girl born to the Larsens en route.
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