5 Kroner Kings Bay Coal Company
Features
| Location |
Spitsbergen
(Norway)  |
|---|---|
| Issuing company | Kings Bay Kull Compani |
| Type | Trade vouchers |
| Years | 1947-1964 |
| Value | 5 Kroner (5 NOK) |
| Currency | Krone (1875-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 125 × 75 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 417834 |
| References | NP# KB5, KB5r Norske pengesedler (3 volumes). |
Series: Kings Bay Coal Company Betalingsmerke
Obverse
Script: Latin
Lettering:
Betalingsmerke
utstedt av
KINGS BAY KULL COMP. A/S
Mot dette betalingsmerke, som er utstedt for tilgodehavende lønn, utleverer
Kings Bay Kull Comp. A/S, til ihendehaveren varer for et beløp av
5 - Fem kroner
Ubenyttede betalingsmerker til ved ihendehaverens avreise fra Spitsbergen i sesongen
1949/50 å tilbakelevere til kontoret mot beløpets godskrivning i oppgjøret.
Merket er ugyldig utenfor Spitsbergen og etter sesongens avslutning.
Styrets formann.
Kontorsjef, Spitsbergen
Translation:
Payment note issued by Kings Bay Coal Company
Against this payment note, which is issued for outstanding wages,
The Great Norwegian Spitsbergen Coal Company delivers to the bearer goods for an amount of 5 kroner
Unused notes when the beares departs from Spitsbergen during the season 1949/50 is returned to the office against credit of the amount in the settlement.
The note is invalid outside Spitsbergen and after the end of the season.
Chairman of the board.
Office manager, Spitsbergen.
Reverse
Script: Latin
Lettering: 5 KR.
Signatures
| Einar Slåtto (ES) | Chairman of the board |
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| Johan Bernt Sylow (JBS) | Office Manager |
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| Kristian Kristiansen Skjørland (KKS) | Office Manager |
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| Johan Howard Thornæs (JHT) | Office Manager |
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| Clement Christensen (CC) | Office Manager |
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| Kåre Engan (KE) | Office Manager |
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| Ottar Engstrøm (OE) | Chairman of the board |
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| Karl Olai Skjerdal (KOS) | Chairman of the board |
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Printer
Sverre Dahl Trykkeri, Høvik verk, Norway (1947-1963)Comments
1947/48 - 1950/51 With dot after “Kontorsjef, Spitsbergen.”
1951/52 - 1957/58 Without dot after “Kontorsjef, Spitsbergen”. Without star after serial number.
1958/59 - 1963/64 Without dot after “Kontorsjef, Spitsbergen”. With star after serial number.
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| Date | Signatures | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1947-1948) | ES, JBS | 1 000 | NP# KB5Norske pengesedler (3 volumes). |
Blue print, serie A; blue serial# | |||||||||||
| ND (1947-1948) | ES, JBS | NP# KB5Norske pengesedler (3 volumes). |
Blue print, serie A; red serial# | ||||||||||||
| ND (1947-1948) | ES | NP# KB5rNorske pengesedler (3 volumes). |
Blue print, serie A; unsigned remainder without serial#, 1 known | ||||||||||||
| ND (1948-1949) | ES, JBS | 1 000 | NP# KB5Norske pengesedler (3 volumes). |
Blue print, serie B; handwritten serial# | |||||||||||
| ND (1948-1949) | ES, JBS | 
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NP# KB5Norske pengesedler (3 volumes). |
Blue print, serie B; stamped serial# | |||||||||||
| ND (1948-1949) | ES | NP# KB5rNorske pengesedler (3 volumes). |
Blue print, serie B; unsigned remainder without serial#, 6 known | ||||||||||||
| ND (1949-1950) | ES, KKS | 1 000 | NP# KB5Norske pengesedler (3 volumes). |
Red print, serie C | |||||||||||
| ND (1949-1950) | ES, JHT | NP# KB5rNorske pengesedler (3 volumes). |
Red print, serie C; signed remainder with serial#, 1 known | ||||||||||||
| ND (1949-1950) | ES, JHT |
|
NP# KB5rNorske pengesedler (3 volumes). |
Red print, serie C; signed remainder without serial#, 1 known | |||||||||||
| ND (1949-1950) | ES | NP# KB5rNorske pengesedler (3 volumes). |
Red print, serie C; unsigned remainder without serial#, 5 known | ||||||||||||
| ND (1950-1951) | ES, CC | 500 | NP# KB5Norske pengesedler (3 volumes). |
Unknown print color, serie D | |||||||||||
| ND (1951-1952) | ES, KE | 500 | NP# KB5Norske pengesedler (3 volumes). |
Red print, serie E | |||||||||||
| ND (1952-1953) | ES, KE | 500 | NP# KB5Norske pengesedler (3 volumes). |
Green print, serie F | |||||||||||
| ND (1954-1955) | ES, KE | 500 | NP# KB5Norske pengesedler (3 volumes). |
Red print, serie G, 1 known | |||||||||||
| ND (1956-1957) | OE, KE | 500 | NP# KB5Norske pengesedler (3 volumes). |
Brown print, serie H | |||||||||||
| ND (1956-1957) | OE | NP# KB5rNorske pengesedler (3 volumes). |
Brown print, serie H; unsigned remainder without serial#, 1 known | ||||||||||||
| ND (1957-1958) | OE, KE | 1 000 | NP# KB5Norske pengesedler (3 volumes). |
Olive print, serie I, 1 known | |||||||||||
| ND (1957-1958) | OE | NP# KB5rNorske pengesedler (3 volumes). |
Olive print, serie I; unsigned remainder without serial#, 1 known | ||||||||||||
| ND (1958-1959) | OE, KE | 1 000 | NP# KB5Norske pengesedler (3 volumes). |
Yellow print, serie J, 1 known | |||||||||||
| ND (1959-1960) | KOS, JHT | 1 000 | NP# KB5Norske pengesedler (3 volumes). |
Unknown print color, serie K, 1 known | |||||||||||
| ND (1961-1962) | KOS, KE | 1 000 | NP# KB5Norske pengesedler (3 volumes). |
Unknown print color, serie L | |||||||||||
| ND (1962-1963) | KOS, KE | 1 000 | NP# KB5Norske pengesedler (3 volumes). |
Unknown print color, serie M | |||||||||||
| ND (1963-1964) | KOS, KE | 1 000 | NP# KB5Norske pengesedler (3 volumes). |
Yellow print, serie N | |||||||||||
| ND (1963-1964) | KOS, JHT | NP# KB5rNorske pengesedler (3 volumes). |
Yellow print, serie N; signed remainder with serial#, 3 known | ||||||||||||
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Oslo Myntgalleri Auction 37 Lot 1085 
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25 Nov 2023 | ND (1949-1950) ES, JHT – NP# KB5r – Red print, serie C; signed remainder without serial#, 1 known | AU |
USD 449.94
(NOK 4200.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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