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100 Kroner Secret banknote
| Issuer | Norges Bank |
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| Year | 1985-1990 |
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| Value | 100 Kroner |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in red on white cotton paper and carries the Norwegian royal coat of arms — a crowned lion rampant holding an axe — set within an oak-leaf wreath at centre-left, flanked by elaborate guilloche underprint work across the field. To the right, a large circular lathe-work rosette encloses the numeral '100' in bold intaglio figures, with additional '100' numerals in the lower-right corner. The bilingual legal-tender disclaimer in Norwegian and English appears along the lower margin, accompanied by a manuscript signature at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | 100 HUNDRE KRONER NORGES BANK HUNDRE KRONER GYLDIG BETALINGSMIDDEL KUN ETTER NÆRMERE KUNNGJØRING FRA NORGES BANK LEGAL TENDER ONLY UPON OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM NORGES BANK |
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During the Cold War, Norway quietly produced a series of emergency banknotes intended for use in the event of a Soviet invasion or occupation. These so-called "hemmelige sedler" — secret banknotes — were printed in advance and held in sealed reserves, part of a broader NATO-aligned continuity-of-government strategy. The program was classified; the general public had no knowledge of the notes' existence until years after the Cold War ended.
The notes were never circulated. Their release was contingent on scenarios that never materialized.