12½ Rigsdaler Vestindisk Courant / 10 Rigsdaler Courant - Christian VII White paper; backprint on Danish note
Features
| Issuer |
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Danish West Indies (1730-1917)
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Christian VII (1766-1808)
|
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1774 |
| Value | 12 ½ Rigsdaler Courant (25⁄2) |
| Currency | Rigsdaler (1740-1849) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 165 × 115 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Technique | Overprinted |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 433309 |
| References | P# -- 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, with X for the Roman numeral for 10. Promisory text and value. Handwritten signatures. Impressed royal coat of arms and monogram.
Scripts: Latin (cursive), Latin (Fraktur blackletter)
Lettering:
Tio
Rigsdaler
Courant
Banquen i Kiöbenhavn betaler herimod
naar forlanger i Rigsdaler skriver 10 Rdlr
udi Courant Mÿnt til den i hænde havende ;
Imidlertid Validere denne Banco seddel
saa længe den er til, uden videre paaregning eller
Endosjement for ovenmeldte Tio Rdlr Valuta
i Banquen annammet Kiöbenhavn 1774
Reverse
Ornate frame with revalue tekst.
Script: Latin (cursive)
Lettering:
Denne paa 10 Rigsdaler Dansk Courant lydende Banco-Seddel validere allevegne for 12 ½ Rigsdaler Vestindisk Courant. St. Croix den ----
Anti counterfit text, in the side:
Hvo, som gjør falske Banco-Sedler, straffes paa Ære, Liv og Gods, og den , der beviisligen angiver saadane Falskner, ny = der til Belønning Eet Tusind Rigsdaler, og Navnet forties.
Comments
For all notes in this serie the decorative pattern to the left, on the obverse exist in 3 different designs. So called Wium types I, II and III. For this note, the difference lay in how the decorations and letter intertwine.
Based on Standard Catalog of World Paper Money:
This is an overprint on the Danish P# A25a: 1748, with watermark as Frederick V monogram and impressed stamp.
Issued under the decree of 11th of May, 1775 about the use of Courant banknotes in the Danish West Indies. Issued from August 1777.
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.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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