Catalog
100 Kroner Varius Heilmann types, overprint
| Issuer | Faroe County (Færø Amt) |
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| Year | 1940 |
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| Currency | Krone (1873-1948) |
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| Obverse lettering | DANMARK HUNDREDE KRONER VEXLES PAA ANFORDRING MED GULDMØNT NATIONALBANKEN I KJØBENHAVN Overprint: Kun gyldig paa Færøerne Færø Amt, Juni 1940. Hilbert (Translation: Denmark Hundred Kroner exchangeable on demand with gold coin National Bank in Copenhagen. Overprint: Only valid on the Faroe Islands, Faroe County, June 1940. Hilbert) |
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| Reverse lettering | 100 HUNDREDE KRONER 100 (Translation: 100 Hundred Kroner 100) |
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When Germany occupied Denmark in April 1940, the Faroese authorities faced an immediate practical problem: the islands were under British protection from that same month, and Danish banknotes were suddenly unusable for trade with the occupying British forces. The solution was to overstamp existing Danish notes — specifically Nationalbanken 100 Kroner notes — with a Faroese government stamp, effectively creating a distinct local currency almost overnight.
Pick 5 encompasses several distinct overprint types applied to different Heilmann-designed host notes, which is why the "Varius" designation exists — collectors are effectively chasing multiple varieties within a single catalog number. The overprint itself, not the underlying note, is the object of interest here.