Catalog
3 Rigsbankskilling
| Issuer | Norges midlertidige Rigsbank |
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| Year | 1815 |
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| Reference(s) | P#A22 |
| Obverse description | Black letterpress print on plain paper. A decorative border frames the note, with an ornamental pattern running along the left side of the frame; the denomination appears in the upper portion and a promissory text in Danish occupies the centre. Two manuscript signatures appear at the foot of the note, and an impressed intaglio stamp bearing the royal coat of arms is applied in the upper right area. |
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| Protection type | Impressed stamp |
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Norges midlertidige Rigsbank — the Norwegian Provisional State Bank — was established in 1814 following the dissolution of the union with Denmark and the adoption of Norway's new constitution. It operated as a stopgap institution while permanent monetary arrangements were negotiated, issuing small-denomination notes like this one to meet an acute shortage of circulating currency. The bank was short-lived; it was superseded by Norges Bank upon its founding in 1816.
The impressed stamp was the primary security measure — a dry seal pressed directly into the paper rather than printed. On surviving examples, this impression is often faint or partially collapsed, which has led to some notes being questioned as genuine when they are not.