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10 Kroner 1st version: No zigzag in watermark
| Issuer | Danmarks Nationalbank |
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| Year | 1891-1903 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Black and brown intaglio print on white paper. The central vignette comprises a caduceus and petasos motif, surrounded by ten wheat spikes encircling two blank frames bearing watermark impressions of Minerva and Vulcan. The upper left corner carries the Danish royal coat of arms, supported by two figures of Hercules with clubs. |
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| Reverse description | The upper half of the note presents three arched windows within a guilloche border, separated by a central horizontal bar bearing the denomination in text. The lower half displays ten one-krone coins arranged in a row, with the denomination value repeated in letterpress along both vertical side margins of the note. |
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Danmarks Nationalbank issued this note under the Nationalbank Act of 1936 — wait, the relevant legislation here is the 1818 charter and subsequent reforms. The P#2 series was Denmark's first attempt at a standardized small-denomination national note following the transition away from Rigsbank and Rigsbanktegn paper. The absence of a zigzag pattern in the watermark is a recognized die variety distinguishing earliest impressions from later production runs of the same type; collectors have used this feature to sequence the series since the watermark was modified mid-run without a formal issue date change.
Nilaus Fristrup's involvement as designer is notable — he was primarily a painter, not a professional bank-note artist, which was unusual for the period.