10 øre coin

The cross strap is the hallmark of the Aurland shoe and is the last part to be sewn onto the shoe. When there were many producers of the Aurland shoe, it was the design of the opening in the cross strap where the 10-øre is placed, which distinguished the different producers from each other, as each factory had its own design on the cross strap. The 10-øre in the shoe has many different meanings. Many wore the 10-øre as jewellery on their shoes, with others using the 10 øre to show unity during The Second World War, in the same way as many wore a paperclip on their lapel to show solidarity. There are also some fun stories about the coin in the shoe. Some people used a 10 øre in their shoe to show if they were in a relationship or not. If you had a 10 øre in your shoe, you were single, but if you were taken, then you would put 2 coins in your shoe. Several customers from the Bergen area also told us that they used the 10 øre if they were single, but if they were in a relationship, they would have a 25 øre coin in their shoe.