I anledning det kongelige gullbryllup mellom Kong Harald og Dronning Sonja i år, utgir Det Norske Myntverket en medalje for å hedre kongeparet. I år får Norge for første gang oppleve at et regjerende kongepar fyller gullbryllup. Kong Harald og Dronning Sonja giftet seg den 29. august 1968, og det nærmer seg derfor datoen da […]
Ståle Løkken ny direktør for Det Norske Myntverket
Det Norske Myntverket søkte tidligere i år ny administrerende direktør for å møte konkurransen i det norske og internasjonale markedet for mynter og medaljeproduksjon. Den nye direktøren er nå tilsatt og valget falt på Ståle Løkken. Ved siden av å lede Norges nest eldste produksjonsbedrift vil Ståle Løkken styrke myntverket på teknologifronten. Dette skjer samtidig med at myntverket nettopp […]
Økt teknologisatsning på Myntverket: Jakter ny sjef
Konkurransen i det norske og internasjonale markedet for mynter og medaljeproduksjon har hardnet til, og Myntverket på Kongsberg bemanner nå opp på teknologifronten for å henge med på utviklingen. – Vi er i likhet med de fleste andre virksomheter ikke uberørte av den generelle teknologifiseringen og digitaliseringen i samfunnet, og vil ha økt fokus på […]
The world´s first commemorative medal in Fairmined Gold
The world´s first commemorative medal made out of with Fairmined Gold has been launched. The gold has been extracted from two responsible Colombian cooperatives from Iquira and La Llanada. This film shows how the medal was produced at the Mint of Norway. The World´s first commemorative medal in Fairmined Gold
Samlerhuset makes 2016 Nobel Peace Prize medal from Fairmined gold
The Nobel Peace Prize 2016 is a double win for Colombia. Not only will its president Juan Manuel Santos be awarded with the Prize, but the gold used for the medal will come from two Colombian artisanal and small-scale mining organizations which hold the Fairmined Certification, developed by the Alliance for Responsible Mining. This has [...]
Samlerhuset sponsors major film project in Norway
Samlerhuset and the Mint of Norway have designed and produced a commemorative medal in support of the upcoming Norwegian war-movie Kongens nei. The movie is one of the most anticipated Norwegian films this year, featuring international megastar Jesper Christensen as the King of Norway. Christensen is best known for his role as Mr. White in [...]
Samlerhuset honors Astrid Lindgren´s literary legacy with coins and medals
Samlerhuset Sweden, Mynthuset Sverige, has teamed up with the Astrid Lingren family to honor the beloved author of children´s books with coins and medals. Pippi Longstocking and Emil of Lönneberga have both been commemorated with gold coins and silver medals. Samlerhuset and Saltkråkan AB - the company that promotes and protects the Astrid Lindgren trademark [...]
Samlerhuset takes world´s most expensive coin on tour
The Samlerhuset Group has taken the world´s most expensive coin, a 1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar, on an eight country European tour. With a value of over ten million US dollars, the Bruce Morelan Flowing Hair Silver Dollar is by many experts believed to be the very first silver dollar struck by the United States [...]
Peace Prize medal in Fairmined gold
The Mint of Norway has minted the Peace Price medal in Fairmined gold for the first time in the award´s history. Samlerhuset and the Mint of Norway, which produces the medal, has teamed up with the Alliance for Responsible Mining in a bid to highlight the problems faced by artisanal and small-scale gold miners in some [...]
Samlerhuset and Crown Prince Haakon celebrate Norwegian war heroes
Samlerhuset Norway has financed a statue honoring the Norwegian resistance movement called the Pelle Group. The statue was designed, financed and raised in conjunction with the City of Oslo and the sculptor Kirsten Kokkin, who is the daughter of one of the members of the Group, Sverre Kokkin. "When we first heard about the Pelle [...]
