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10 Krónur - Christian IX Posthumous, Landssjóður Íslands
| Issuer | Landssjóður Íslands (Treasury of Iceland) |
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| Year | 1907 |
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| Size | 120 × 70 mm |
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| Obverse description | Blue intaglio print on white paper. At left, a portrait vignette of King Christian IX is set within an oval frame, with the denomination numerals below. The upper register bears the value in text, while the centre carries the promissory inscription in Icelandic. Decorative guilloche work incorporating mythological dragons and horses fills the remaining field. |
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| Reverse description | Blue on white print. The central vignette portrays the seated figure of the Mountain Woman, a traditional personification of Iceland, with an Icelandic falcon perched on her right shoulder. The denomination in text appears in the upper register, flanked on each side by the value in ornate guilloche cartouches, with the issuing authority named below the central vignette. |
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| Protection description | Stylised monogram LÍ for Landssjóður Íslands |
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