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100 Kroner
| Issuer | Nationalbanken i Kjøbenhavn |
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| Year | 1875-1887 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Blue intaglio print on white paper. Central oval vignette framed by four angels at top with denomination, and three heraldic lions of Denmark flanked by two angels at bottom; circular vignettes to left and right contain Mercury and Vulcan respectively, surrounded by their attributes. Denomination appears in all four corners, with text, signatures, and serial number below the central frame. |
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| Reverse lettering | 100 100 100 100 100 |
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Nationalbanken i Kjøbenhavn had held a monopoly on Danish note issue since 1818, but the 1870s series represented a significant redesign effort tied to Denmark's adoption of the Scandinavian Monetary Union in 1873, which pegged the krone to a gold standard shared with Sweden and Norway. This note was part of the transitional emission that replaced the old rigsdaler-denominated issues — one rigsdaler equated to two kroner, so a 100-krone note landed at a substantial purchasing value for the time.
Henrik Olrik was one of Denmark's foremost sculptors and medal designers of the period; his involvement points to a deliberate elevation of the note's artistic ambition beyond routine banknote production.