6¼ Rigsdaler Vestindisk Courant / 5 Rigdaler Courant - Christian VII White paper; backprint on Danish note

Features

Issuer	United States Virgin Islands › Danish West Indies (1730-1917)
King	Christian VII (1766-1808)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Years	1784-1785
Value	6 ¼ Rigsdaler Courant (25⁄4)
Currency	Rigsdaler (1740-1849)
Composition	Paper
Size	185 × 110 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Technique	Overprinted
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 433305
References	P# A1 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , SIEG SD# 1 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# 1045 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, with a V for the Roman numeral for 5. Promisory text and value. Handwritten signatures. Impressed royal coat of arms to the right and to the left C7 crowned mirror monogram with titel in Latin. 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. Ao 1775

(Counterfit text): Hvo som gøir falske Banco-Sedler, straffes paa Ære, Liv og Gods, og den der beviisligt angiver saadan een Falskner, nyder til Belønning Eet Tusinde Rigsdaler og Navnet forties.

Reverse

Ornate frame with revalue text.

Script: Latin (cursive)

Lettering:
Denne paa 5. Rigsdaler Dansk Courant lydende Banco-Seddel validere allevegne for 6 ¼ Rigsdaler Vestindisk Courant.
St. Croix den ----

Comments

These notes were issued from August 1777, with a backprint on the Danish P#A29a, from 1775. Issued under the ordinance of 11th of May, 1775, about the use of Danish Courant banknotes in the Danish Vest Indies.

It was here decided that 100 Rigsdaler Danish Courant should equal 125 Rigsdaler West Indies Courant.

When the Dansih West Indies notes had circulated for for around 7 years, they were so worn down they got exchanged for new types and the worn out notes were then sent to Copenhagen to be burned. It was done so the total value of banknotes on the islands never exceeded 200 000 Rigsdaler.

Due to this very meticulous exchange of notes, the notes from before 1849 are vary rare.

For all notes in this series the decorative pattern to the left on the obverse exist in 3 different designs, the so called Wium types I, II and III. For this note, the difference lies in how the decorations and letter intertwine.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1784-Sep-04
1785-Mar-02

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