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5 Rigsdaler Courant - Christian VII Backprint on Danish note; white paper

Features

Issuer Iceland
Issuing bank Denmark Kurantbanken in Copenhagen (Denmark Kurantbanken i Kjøbenhavn)
King Christian VII (1766-1808)
Type Standard circulation banknotes
Years 1778-1779
Value 5 Rigsdaler Courant
Currency Rigsdaler courant (1777-1873)
Composition Paper
Size 162 × 105 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
364376
References P# A2
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).
, SIEG SD# 2
Jan Bendix, Flemming Lyngbeck Hansen; 2014. SIEGs Seddelkatalog Danmark 1695-2014. SIEG, Frederikssund, Denmark.
, Rønning# S33
Bjørn R. Rønning; 1971. Norges mynter 1628-1873. Universitetsforlaget.
, Skaare# 1046
Kolbjørn Skaare; 1995. Norges mynthistorie / Bind 2: Katalog- og registerbind: Mynter og utmyntning i 1000 år : Pengesedler i 300 år: Numismatikk i Norge. Bind 2. Universitetsforlaget.

Obverse

Ornate decoration to the left. Promisory text and value. Handwritten signatures. Impressed royal coat of arms. Anti counterfeit text to the right.

Script: Latin (cursive)

Lettering:
Fem Rigsdaler
Courant.
Naar forlanges, betaler Banquen i Kiöbenhavn
Fem Rigsdaler skriver 5. Rdlr udi Courante Myndt
til den i hænde havende; Imidlertid validere
denne Banco Sedel, saa længe den er til,
for overmelte Fem Rigsdaler, valuta i Banquen annammet Kiöbenhavn.

Translation:
Five Rigsdaler Courant.
When demanding the bank in Copenahgen pays one Rigsdaler, written 5 Rigsdaler Courant coin to the owner; In the mean time garuntee this banknote, as long as it is existing, for one Rigsdaler, currency in the bank
Copenhagen Anno 1779

Reverse

Icelandic overprint

Script: Latin (cursive)

Lettering: Sheſſi Banco-Sedill geingur fyrir Fim Rikisdaler edur Nyutiu og Sex Skillingu i Danskri Courant Mynt i Danmörku, Noregi og Fyrſtadæmunum eins og å Islandi.

Comments

This note is an overprint on the Danish P# A29a

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1778 
1779 

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