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1 Rigsdaler Courant - Christian VII Backprint on Danish note, white paper
| Issuer | Kurantbanken (Bank of Denmark) |
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| Year | 1777-1792 |
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| In circulation to | 3 May 1820 |
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| Obverse description | Black letterpress text on white paper, with an ornate decorative vignette to the left margin. The central field carries the promissory legend in Danish script, stating the denomination and the issuing authority in Copenhagen, with the date and value hand-annotated. Two handwritten manuscript signatures appear at the foot of the note, and an impressed (embossed, uninked) royal coat of arms seal is applied as an additional authentication device. |
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| Obverse lettering | Een Rigsdaler Courant. Naar forlanges, betaler Banquen i Kiöbenhavn Een Rigsdaler skriver 1 Rdlr udi Courante Myndt til den i hænde havende; Imidlertid validere denne Banco Sedel, saa længe den er til, for overmelte Een Rigsdaler, valuta i Banquen annammet Kiöbenhavn Ao 1778 (Translation: One Rigsdaler Courant. When demanding, the bank in Copenhagen pays one Rigsdaler, written 1 Rigsdaler Courant coin to the holder; In the meantime this banknote is guaranteed, as long as it exists, for the above-mentioned one Rigsdaler, currency received in the bank Copenhagen Anno 1778) |
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| Reverse lettering | Sheffi Banco-Sedill geingur fyrir 1. Rikisdaler edur Nyutiu og Sex Skillingu i Danskri Courant Mynt i Danmörku, Noregi og Fyrstadæmunum eins og å Islandi. |
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