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1 Krone Great Norwegian Spitsbergen Coal Company
| Issuer | Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani (Great Norwegian Spitsbergen Coal Company) |
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| Year | 1917-1918 |
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| Reference(s) | NP#SN19, SN19r |
| Obverse description | Pale green note with an all-over fine guilloche underprint covering the entire field. The issuer's name, Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani Aktieselskab, is set in ornate Gothic blackletter script within a decorative cartouche at the centre, above the denomination value "1 - En krone" framed by small scroll ornaments. The full text of the payment conditions is printed in a smaller cursive hand below, with the serial number and series reference in black overprint at the upper left and right, and a manuscript signature of the chairman of the board at the lower left above the printed titles "Styrets formand" and "Kontorchef, Spitsbergen". |
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| Obverse lettering | Betalingsmerke utstedt av Store Norske Spitsbergen Kullkompani Aktieselskap Mot dette betalingsmerke, som er utstedt for tilgodehavende løn, utleverer Store Norske Spitsbergen Kullkompani, til ihændehaveren varer for et -beløp av 1 - En krone Ubenyttende betalingsmerker blir ved ihændehaverens avreise fra Spitsbergen i sæsonen 1917/18 at tilbakelevere til kontoret mot beløpets godskrivning i opgjøret. Merket er ugyldig utenfor Spitsbergen og efter sæsonens avslutning. Styrets formand. Kontordjef, 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 1917/18 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 | Unprinted plain white paper reverse, with a ghost show-through of the obverse text visible through the thin paper stock. |
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