NORGES BANK

NORGES BANK is the central bank of Norway and shall promote economic stability in Norway. Norges Bank also manages the Government Pension Fund Global. The central bank does not offer any banking services to the general public. Norges Bank’s history began in 1816, but Norway’s numismatic history dates back roughly to the year 1000. Read more about the silver tax, the mint union, the gold standard and Bretton Woods. Photographs depicting some of Norges Bank’s nearly 200-year history are also available. Norges Bank will celebrate its 200-year anniversary in 2016. An extensive research project has been initiated with the aim of publishing several books before the celebration in 2016.