1000 Krónur Type 1, thin security thread

Føroya Banki has issued its own notes since 1949, giving the Faroe Islands a distinct currency despite the territory's constitutional ties to Denmark — Faroese króna notes circulate at parity with the Danish krone but are not legal tender in Denmark itself. The 2005 series marked a significant security upgrade for the bank, and this 1000 kr. note is catalogued specifically as the "thin security thread" variant, distinguishing it from a later iteration with a wider windowed thread. The difference matters for collectors because both types were issued concurrently enough to circulate together.

De La Rue printed the series; Zacharias Heinesen, one of the Faroe Islands' most celebrated painters, provided the design concepts — an unusual degree of artistic involvement for a note of this denomination.