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10 Øre Great Norwegian Spitsbergen Coal Company
| Issuer | Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani (Great Norwegian Spitsbergen Coal Company) |
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| Year | 1919-1926 |
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| Currency | Krone (1875-date) |
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| Obverse description | Plain cream paper note printed in black Gothic letterpress script throughout. The issuer's name, Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani Aktieselskap, is set in an ornate blackletter cartouche at centre, flanked by decorative flourishes. A large green underprint of the numeral '10' occupies the central field behind the text block, which details the conditions of use in Norwegian and references the 1925/26 season. The series designation appears in a box at upper left, the serial number at upper right, and two manuscript signatures are inscribed at the foot, with their respective titles below. |
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| Obverse lettering | Betalingsmerke utstedt av Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani Aktieselskap Mot dette betalingsmerke, som er utstedt for tilgodehavende løn, utleverer Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani, til ihændehaveren varer for et -beløp av 10 - Ti øre Ubenyttede betalingsmerker blir ved ihændehaverens avreise fra Spitsbergen i sæsonen 1925/26 at tilbakelevere til kontoret mot beløpets godskrivning i opgjøret. Merket er ugyldig utenfor Spitsbergen og efter sæsonens avslutning. Styrets formand. Kontordjef, Spitsbergen. (Translation: Payment note issued by The Great Norwegian Spitsbergen Coal Company Against this payment note, which is issued for outstanding wages, The Great Norwegian Spitsbergen Coal Company delivers to the bearer goods for an amount of 10 øre Unused notes when the beares departs from Spitsbergen during the season 1925/26 is returned to the office against credit of the amount in the settlement. The note is invalid outside Spitsbergen and after the end of the season. Chairman of the board. Office manager, Spitsbergen.) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in black on plain cream paper, entirely occupied by the bold denomination '10øre' in large Gothic typeface, rendered with an internal ruled-line pattern to give a dimensional effect. The obverse text shows faintly in offset through the thin paper stock, visible as a ghost impression across the field. |
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