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1 Krone 'Kaffeposer' Skillemønt type I, Crowned Stockfish
| Issuer | Danmarks Nationalbank |
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| Year | 1914 |
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| Value | 1 Krone (1 DKK) |
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| Obverse description | Printed in dark red-brown on a plain ground, the face of this small-format note is framed by an ornate arabesque border of scrollwork and foliate interlace, with a large numeral '1' in the upper right corner. The bold letterpress denomination 'KRONE' appears at centre, beneath which three lines of legal-tender text cite the issuing authority and place of issue. The date 1914 is set below, with two manuscript signatures and a serial number completing the design. |
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| Variants | P#10a - 6 digit serial # P#10b - 7 digit serial # |
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The "Kaffeposer" nickname — meaning coffee bags — came from the public almost immediately, a reference to the coarse, brownish paper used after the outbreak of the First World War made quality stock unavailable. It stuck. Denmark's Nationalbank had not issued small-denomination paper notes before this series; the war-driven disappearance of silver coinage from circulation forced the experiment. These were emergency substitutes for coin, not bank money in any traditional sense.
Heilmann was primarily a natural scientist and artist, an odd choice for a currency commission. The Type I printing shows noticeably inconsistent ink saturation across surviving examples — a known characteristic, not a condition flaw.