Title: Norwegian Year of Cultural Heritage Date of Issue: 12 June 2009 Country: Norway Denominations: NOK 8.00 – NOK 8.00 ‘Cultural heritage’ tends to make us think of stave churches, Viking ships and historical objects. The foundation ceremony took place in the Christiania Cathedral School auditorium, which was later used for meetings of the Storting [...]
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Royal Norwegian Society for Development
June 11th, 2009 
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1,022 viewsTitle: Royal Norwegian Society for Development Date of Issue: 12 June 2009 Country: Norway Denominations: NOK 12.00 The farewell party on 29 December 1809 for the Danish Prince Christian August (chosen as successor to the Swedish throne) was attended by many prestigious people and about two hundred were invited to help found a Norwegian society [...]
Submarine Branch centenary
June 10th, 2009 srmodh 880 viewsTitle:Submarine Branch centenary Date of Issue: 12 June 2009 Country: Norway Denominations: NOK 14.50 – NOK 15.50 It is a hundred years this year since the launching of Norway’s first submarine at Germaniawerft in Kiel.his submarine, which was christened “Kobben” and later renamed A-1,surpassed all expectations and in 1911 a decision was made to build another three submarines [...]
Europa 2009-International Year of Astronomy
June 10th, 2009 srmodh 865 viewsTitle: Europa 2009-International Year of Astronomy Date of Issue: 12 June 2009 Country: Norway Denominations: NOK 10.00 – NOK 12.00 In 2009, it is 400 years since Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) pointed a telescope at the sky and saw that the Earth was only one of many planets and not the centre of the universe. His [...]
Wildlife in Norway III – Norway
February 18th, 2008 srmodh 649 viewsDate of Issue:- 21 Februrary 2008 Denomination:- NOK 11.00 – 14.00 – 23.00 www.mycovercollection.blogspot.com
