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| Issuer | Halvor J. Aasland (private emergency issuer), Norway |
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| Year | 1941 |
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| Currency | Krone (1875-date) |
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| Obverse description | Black letterpress printing on yellow-brown paper, enclosed within a continuous ornamental border of interlocking spiral and floral motifs running along all four sides. The prohibition legend and issuer credit appear in smaller text above and below the large central denomination numeral '10 ØRE', which dominates the face. The issuer's name, HALVOR J. AASLAND, is set in bold capitals at the foot of the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | Må ikke omsettes! Innehaveren herav har til gode 10 ØRE av HALVOR J. AASLAND |
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Halvor J. Aasland was one of dozens of Norwegian shopkeepers and small businesses who issued private emergency fractional notes during the German occupation, when coin shortages became acute after 1940. These hytte-sedler — cabin notes, informally — filled a genuine transactional gap at the lowest denomination level. Aasland's 10 øre piece was printed by Oluf Rasmussens Trykkeri in Skien, a local commercial printer with no connection to the Norges Bank.
Survival rates for these private issues are uneven. Many were redeemed quickly and destroyed by the issuers themselves once coins returned to circulation.