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10 Øre Great Norwegian Spitsbergen Coal Company
| Issuer | Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani Aktieselskap |
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| Year | 1946-1956 |
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| Currency | Krone (1875-date) |
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| Obverse description | Utilitarian letterpress note on plain cream paper, with a large light-green underprint of the numeral '10' and 'øre' centred across the face. The issuer's name, Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani Aktieselskap, is set in bold display type beneath the heading 'Betalingsmerke utstedt av', followed by a block of Norwegian-language conditions of use text specifying the valid season 1952/53. Serial number and series designation appear in the upper corners, with two manuscript signatures above their respective printed titles at the foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | Betalingsmerke utstedt av Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani Aktieselskap Mot dette betalingsmerke, som er utstedt for tilgodehavende lønn, utleverer Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani til ihendehaveren varer for et beløp av 10 - Ti øre Ubenyttede betalingsmerker blir ved ihendehaverens avreise fra Spitsbergen i sesongen 1952/53 å tilbakelevere til kontoret mot beløpets godskriving i oppgjøret. Merket er ugyldig utenfor Spitsbergen og efter sesongens avslutning. Styrets formann. Kontorsjef, 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 bearer departs from Spitsbergen during the season 1952/53 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 entirely in bold red letterpress on plain cream paper, occupied by the large denomination inscription '10 øre' in a decorative inline typeface centred across the full width of the note. Show-through of the obverse text is faintly visible. No vignettes, guilloche work, or additional design elements are present. |
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