Norges Bank hat geschrieben:Knut Hamsun’s works hold a central place in Norwegian literature and cultural history. Hamsun is one of Norway’s three literary Nobel laureates and his work has had a strong influence on both Norwegian and international literature.
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The reverse of the coin, designed by Enzo Finger, features Hamsun’s signature, the year of his birth and of the anniversary, a reproduction of Hamsun’s notes for his novel Markens Grøde (Growth of the Soil) with the author’s features partially visible through the text. The portrait is based on an etching by Horst Janssen © Horst Janssen / BONO 2009.

The coin's obverse was designed by Ingrid Austlid Rise, Det Norske Myntverket AS (Mint of Norway). It features the coat of arms of Norway with the royal crown and the surrounding inscription KONGERIKET NORGE, the year of issue and the coin’s denomination, with Det Norske Myntverkets (Mint of Norway) mint mark, the crossed pick and hammer, placed between the year of issue and the coin’s denomination.