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1 Krone Great Norwegian Spitsbergen Coal Company
| Issuer | Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani Aktieselskap |
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| Year | 1938-1942 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed on green-tinted paper, the obverse carries the issuer's name "Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani Aktieselskap" in bold letterpress across the centre, with a large underprint numeral "1" visible behind the text block. The series letter and serial number appear in the upper corners, flanking the title "Betalingsmerke," while the denomination "1 – En krone" is set in a large display typeface at mid-field. Two manuscript signatures appear at the foot above the printed titles "Styrets formann" and "Kontorsjef, Spitsbergen." |
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| Obverse lettering | Betalingsmerke utstedt av Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani Aktieselskap Mot dette betalingsmerke, som er utstedt for tilgodehavende lønn, utleverer Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani, til ihendehaveren varer for et beløp av 1 - En krone Ubenyttede betalingsmerker blir ved ihendehaverens avreise fra Spitsbergen i sesongen 1941/42 å tilbakelevere til kontoret mot beløpets godskrivning i opgjøret. Merket er ugyldig utenfor Spitsbergen og efter sesongens avslutning. Styrets formann. Kontorsjef, Spitsbergen. (Translation: Payment note issued by The Great Norwegian Spitsbergen 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 1 krone Unused notes when the beares departs from Spitsbergen during the season 1941/42 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 description | The reverse is printed on uncoloured paper with a faint guilloche-style circular underprint at centre. The denomination "1 Kr." is rendered in a single large, bold serif display typeface occupying nearly the entire face, with fine internal cross-hatching giving the characters a three-dimensional engraved appearance. |
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