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100 Kroner - Oscar II King Oscar II issue
| Issuer | Norges Bank |
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| Year | 1877-1901 |
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| Value | 100 Kroner (100 NOK) |
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| Reverse description | Printed entirely in red, the reverse carries a vignette of a Viking king to the left, balanced by the crowned coat of arms of Norway to the right, all set within a guilloche border. |
| Reverse lettering | 100 |
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| Comments |
Norges Bank established its own printing works in 1877, and this note was among the earliest products of that facility — a deliberate assertion of domestic production capability at a time when most European central banks still relied on foreign printers. Christian Christie's design work gives the series a degree of craft consistency across its long run, though the watermark remained the primary security mechanism throughout, a relatively modest provision by the standards of comparable European issues of the period.
The note circulated across a span that bridged two constitutional realities: Norway was still in union with Sweden under Oscar II when the series began, and remained so until 1905, four years after the final date of issue.