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10 Kroner Bear Island
| Issuer | Bjørnøen A.S. |
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| Year | 1922-1924 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black on a salmon-pink guilloche underprint composed of fine wavy-line latticework. The issuer's name 'BJØRNØEN A.S.' appears in large bold letterpress type across the upper portion, below the series designation 'Serie A. nr.' at top left. To the left, a circular rosette vignette encloses the numeral '10' flanked above and below by the word 'KRONER', surrounded by ornamental floral medallions. The main text body, set in italic script, states the terms of redemption, concluding with the large denomination legend 'TI KRONER' in bold display type; the Managing Director's manuscript signature appears at lower left above the printed title 'ADM. DIREKTØR', with 'KONTORCHEF, BJØRNØEN.' printed at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | Betalingsmerke utstedt av BJØRNØEN A.S. Mot dette betalingsmerke, som er utstedt for tilgodehavende løn, utleverer BJØRNØEN A.S. til ihændehaveren varer for et beløp av kroner 10 TI KRONER fra selskapets butik paa Bjørnøen ADM.DIREKTØR KONTORCHEF, BJØRNØEN. (Translation: Payment note issued by Bear Island LLC Against this payment note, which is issued for outstanding wages, Bear Island LLC delivers to the bearer good for an amount of 10 kroner from the company`s store on Bear Island Managing Director Office manager, Bear Island.) |
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Bjørnøen A.S. was a Norwegian company that held a commercial concession on Bear Island — a remote Norwegian possession in the Barents Sea midway between Svalbard and the Norwegian mainland — and issued its own scrip for use among the small workforce stationed there. These notes functioned as company currency, redeemable only within the isolated settlement, and had no value beyond the island's operation.
The "r" suffix on the Pick reference denotes a remainder, which is the form most survivors take. Bear Island scrip of any type is genuinely scarce simply because the workforce was tiny and the concession short-lived.