Obverse: WFK Christie, President of the Storting, on the left of the obverse, with the denomination of 500 (kroner) above and below him, also on the right. In the middle, the initials of the Bank of Norway, the year and the serial number.
Reverse: Akershus Castle in the centre of the reverse. Around it: on the left, the head of the Viking king, on the right, the coat of arms of Norway surrounded by the arms of the 6 Norwegian dioceses.
About the silver plate: this is the Norwegian equivalent of the out-of-print 500 kroner banknote, struck on a silver plate.
