VII. King Haakon of Norway reigned from 1905 to 1957. During his reign, many changes took place in the Norwegian coinage. In 1907, the Norwegian krone was introduced, which until then was equivalent to the Danish krone. The new crown coins were produced from 1905 to 1920, and then in 1921, the new series of crown coins used to this day were introduced. During the Second World War, the Norwegian minting was controlled by the occupying German troops. During the war, only a few coins were minted, and they were of low quality. After the war, further changes took place in the Norwegian coinage. In 1949, copper versions of the 1 kroner and 50 øre coins were introduced. In 1960, the nickel version of the 10 øre and 5 øre coins appeared.VII. The most important coins of Haakon's minting are: 1905 silver crown coin, which became the symbol of Norwegian independence, 1921 crown coin, which forms the basis of the coin series used to this day, 1949 copper 1 kroner coin, the first in Norwegian minting it was a colored coin.VII. Haakon's coinage was an important chapter in Norwegian financial and economic development.