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24 Skilling / 1/5 Speciedaler
| Issuer | Norges Bank |
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| Year | 1822-1826 |
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| Value | 24 Skilling (1/5) |
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| Obverse lettering | 24 Skilling 1/5 Spc. Norges Banks Repræsentativ for Fire og Tyve Skilling Species. Trondhjem, Aar 1822 |
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| Protection type | Embossed stamp |
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Norges Bank opened in Trondheim in 1816, and the printing works there produced the earliest Norwegian banknotes domestically — a deliberate choice to establish financial independence from the Copenhagen-centered monetary system that had collapsed under Denmark's Napoleonic-era debts. The 24 Skilling denomination bridges two concurrent valuation systems: skilling, the older subdivision, and the speciedaler, the new unit introduced under the 1816 monetary reform.
The embossed stamp was the primary security measure of the period, applied under pressure to authenticate each note individually. Paper forgery was a genuine concern in early Norwegian circulation, and the emboss served partly as a psychological assurance to a public still adjusting to paper as a legitimate store of value.