Norwegian 2 kroner silver

The Norwegian silver two kroner is a coin denomination issued for the Kingdom of Norway and distributed by the Central Bank of Norway. Introduced following Norway's adoption of the krone currency in 1875, the coin formed part of the monetary system established under the Scandinavian Monetary Union, which had been founded in 1873. Under this standard, the krone replaced the previous Norwegian speciedaler at a rate of four kroner to one speciedaler, with the currencies of Norway, Denmark, and Sweden remaining mutually exchangeable at par until 1914.

The full coinage series of the new currency was released between 1875 and 1878, establishing the two kroner as a regular circulating piece alongside the ten, twenty-five, and fifty øre, as well as the one krone. Production of two kroner coins continued until 1917, which was the final year the denomination was issued. The series included special issues marking the 1905 dissolution of Norway's union with Sweden. During the First World War and its aftermath, severe coin shortages prompted the issuance of paper two kroner notes, and in 1920 silver was replaced by cupro-nickel across Norwegian coinage.

Struck in silver, the two kroner was the highest-value silver denomination introduced under the monetary reform, with higher denominations of ten and twenty kroner produced in gold, and lower denominations of one, two, and five øre struck in bronze. Because the two kroner was never revived after 1917, all circulating two kroner pieces produced under this monetary framework were struck in silver, setting them apart from later base-metal denominations.