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5 Krónur
| Issuer | Faroe Islands (Denmark) |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Currency | Faroese Króna (1948-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | FØROYAR PRØVE 2011 |
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| Reverse lettering | 5 KRÓNUR |
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The Faroese coin series, introduced in 1941 when German occupation of Denmark severed normal monetary supply lines, was issued specifically to prevent British-occupied Faroe Islands from circulating Danish coins bearing a swastika-marked king's portrait. The series has been maintained and periodically updated ever since as a distinct Faroese identity — legally Danish currency, politically something else entirely.
The 2011 issues continued the fish-themed redesign series that began rolling out from the late 1990s onward, each denomination assigned its own marine species specific to Faroese waters.