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2 øre Holla Sparebank
| Issuer | Holla Sparebank |
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| Year | 1941 |
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| Value | 2 Øre (0.02 NOK) |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress-printed in red on thin white paper within a yellow rectangular frame, with a yellow underprint bearing the bank name HOLLA SPAREBANK. The denomination 2 ØRE is set centrally, accompanied by the date 1941 and surrounding text in Norwegian attesting to local redeemability and the bank's guarantee of redemption. A printed facsimile signature of the cashier appears below the main inscription. |
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| Reverse description | Unprinted plain white paper; the obverse letterpress impression is faintly visible as a show-through, with no intentional design or text on this side. |
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Holla Sparebank was a small savings institution in Telemark, and this 2 øre note is about as local as emergency currency gets. During the German occupation of Norway, the severe shortage of small coins prompted hundreds of Norwegian savings banks to issue their own low-denomination paper tokens — a practice the occupation authorities tolerated rather than sanctioned. Oluf Rasmussens Trykkeri in Skien was a regional printer, not a security press, and these notes were produced with correspondingly modest means.
The K.94b designation in the HGE reference suggests at least one earlier variety exists for this denomination from the same issuer.