Crown, the mintmark of the Mint of Norway (⚒, crossed hammers) and mint officials’ initials (if any) below.

Mint officials’ initials:
• JJE (1994-2001, Jan Erik Johansen)
• JJE* (2001, Magne Flagans)
• MF (2002-2006, Magne Flagans)

In Norse mythology, Níðhǫggr (Malice Striker, often anglicized Nidhogg) is a dragon who gnaws at a root of the world tree, Yggdrasil. In historical Viking society, níð was a term for a social stigma implying the loss of honor and the status of a villain. Thus, its name might refer to its role as a horrific monster or in its action of chewing the corpses of the inhabitants of Náströnd: those guilty of murder, adultery, and oath-breaking, which Norse society considered among the worst possible crimes.

Engraver: Grazyna Jolanta Lindau (GJL)