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1000 Kroner Great Norwegian Spitsbergen Coal Company
| Issuer | Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani Aktieselskap |
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| Year | 1973 |
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| Value | 1000 Kroner |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in green letterpress with the text 'STORENORSKESPITSBERGENKULKOMPANI' repeated in closely-set horizontal lines covering the full surface, serving as a security underprint. The large numeral '1000' is formed in outline through the microtext pattern at centre, visible as a negative space within the repeating green letterpress text. |
| Reverse lettering | 1000 KRONER |
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Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani — commonly known as Store Norske — operated the Norwegian coal mining settlements on Svalbard, and for decades issued its own scrip currency for use exclusively within those communities. The archipelago's unique legal status under the 1920 Svalbard Treaty meant it fell outside Norway's normal monetary jurisdiction, making company-issued scrip a practical necessity rather than an unusual experiment.
By 1973 the system was already anachronistic. Norway had taken majority ownership of Store Norske in 1973 itself, and the scrip series was wound down shortly after. High-denomination pieces like this 1000 Kroner unit saw limited actual day-to-day use in the mining camps — most transactions ran through smaller denominations — so survival in unissued or lightly used condition is not rare for this particular value.