Featured on the 1970 5 and 10 ore stamps is the 9th century bronze Soderala weather vane decorated in Ringerike style, with flora and fauna motifs. Unlike modern weather vanes, the Viking ones point in the direction the wind is going. This example survives because it later adorned a church.
Featured on the 1970 5 and 10 ore stamps is the 9th century bronze Soderala weather vane decorated in Ringerike style, with flora and fauna motifs. Unlike modern weather vanes, the Viking ones point in the direction the wind is going. This example survives because it later adorned a church.
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