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1000 Kroner
| Issuer | Norges Bank |
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| Year | 2019 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a large ocean wave rendered in detailed intaglio against a blue and purple guilloche underprint, with the large numeral '1000' in the upper left and a gold security stripe at lower left. The bank name 'NORGES BANK' appears at the bottom left, and a puffin motif is visible in the upper right corner as part of the note's pixelated design element. |
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| Protection description | Embedded windowed security thread with demetallized inscription; wave motif visible when held to light; the numeral at lower left of obverse |
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The print date of 30 April 1945 is striking — that is the day Hitler died, and just days before Germany's unconditional surrender in Norway on 8 May. Norwegian authorities were already preparing currency infrastructure for the post-occupation transition, and this series was part of that broader effort to restore legitimate monetary institutions after five years of Reichskommissariat control.
Oberthur Fiduciaire, the French security printer, has held the Norges Bank contract across multiple modern series. Pick 57 belongs to the "Coastal Norway" thematic programme launched by Norges Bank in 2017.