SILVER. 1 krone = 30 skillings of old Norwegian money = 1s. 1¼d. 1
krone is divided into 100 øre. Silver coins are 1 kroner. Copper coins
are 1 øre, 2 øre, 5 øre.
½ krone = 50 øre. ¼ krone = 25 øre. 10 krone = 1000 øre. GOLD COINS
(scarce; gold coins having been introduced only in 1875). 10 kroner
pieces and 20 krone. NOTES. 5 kr., 10 kr., 25 kr., 50 kr., 100 kr., 500
kr., 1000 kr. 18 kroner = one sovereign English.
Let us, then, take a general view of the geological formation. Any
one specially interested in this subject should study the “Geologisk
oversigtskart over det Sydlige Norge,” 1858 to 1865, by Theodore
Kjerulf og Tellef Dahll; but for others a general idea will suffice.
1. Gneiss predominates in the Romsdal and Sneehættan districts; also
north and south of Sogne fjord, running down to the entrance of
Hardanger.
2. Granite predominates in the south in large areas up to the Vöring
Fos, and in detached portions in Vestranden towards Trondhjem.
Christiansand is granite.
3. Sparagmit fjeldets (Norske) is found in Central Norway. This is
a comglomerate of red sandstone, and sometimes called red and grey
sparagmite.
4. Trondhjem quartz in the north, really hard schist: not found south
of the Dovre fjeld.