Christian IX died in January 1906, making this note unusual from the moment of its design commission — a Danish king's portrait being engraved for an Icelandic treasury note while the island remained under Danish sovereignty, with the subject already dead before a single sheet was printed. Henrik Olrik and Gerhard Heilmann were both established Copenhagen figures; Heilmann is better remembered today as an ornithologist than a banknote designer, which reflects how small the professional pool was for this kind of work.
H.H. Thiele had a near-monopoly on Danish official printing at the time and handled the Landssjóður series throughout its run.
Christian IX died in January 1906, making this note unusual from the moment of its design commission — a Danish king's portrait being engraved for an Icelandic treasury note while the island remained under Danish sovereignty, with the subject already dead before a single sheet was printed. Henrik Olrik and Gerhard Heilmann were both established Copenhagen figures; Heilmann is better remembered today as an ornithologist than a banknote designer, which reflects how small the professional pool was for this kind of work.
H.H. Thiele had a near-monopoly on Danish official printing at the time and handled the Landssjóður series throughout its run.