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). Jan Bendix, Flemming Lyngbeck Hansen; 2014. SIEGs Seddelkatalog Danmark 1695-2014. SIEG, Frederikssund, Denmark. Bjørn R. Rønning; 1971. Norges mynter 1628-1873. Universitetsforlaget. 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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