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10 Rigsdaler / 10 Kroner - Christian V Thormøhlen notes

Issuer Norway
Year 1695
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In circulation to 21 August 1696
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Obverse lettering CVC Som Hans Kongl. Majeſt. den 22 Junii indebærende Aar 1695/ sin ailernaadigſte Forordning haver ladet udgaae / angaaende diſſe Seddeler / ſom i ſteden for bare Penge Norden = sields udi Hans Kongelige Majeſtats Rige Norge ſkal gielde/ Saa er denne Seddel efter ſamme Forordnings ind = hold vorden authoriſeret, for Værdie af === tie === Rixdaler/Croner. Kiøbenhafn den 10 July === 1695
Reverse description The reverse carries the handwritten denomination and a control number, rendered in ink in a period cursive hand, serving as the primary identification and accounting notation for the note.
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Among the earliest paper money issued anywhere in Scandinavia, these notes were produced by a private arrangement rather than a state bank. Jørgen Thormøhlen, a Bergen merchant and financier who had helped fund Danish-Norwegian military operations, received royal authorization from Christian V to issue notes — effectively a private privilege dressed in crown authority. The enterprise collapsed within years when Thormøhlen's business interests unraveled, leaving noteholders with little recourse.

Surviving examples are exceptionally rare. The wax seal present on some notes served as the primary authentication device, in the absence of any sophisticated printing security.

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