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5 Speciedalere
| Issuer | Norges Bank, Trondhjem |
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| Year | 1853-1866 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | Fem Spd Med denne Seddel betaler Norges Bank til Ihændehaveren Fem Speciedalore Sølv. Trondhjem Aar 18[ ] 5s 5s |
| Reverse description | No image of the reverse is available for this note; the reverse is believed to be plain or minimally printed, consistent with Norwegian banknote practice of this period. |
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Norges Bank operated through a network of branch offices — Trondhjem (now Trondheim) was one of the oldest, and notes issued there carried that branch designation explicitly, distinguishing them from Christiania-issued paper of the same series. The Speciedaler was Norway's principal currency unit from 1816 until decimalization replaced it with the Krone in 1875, making this issue a product of the final decades of that system.
Printed locally rather than contracted abroad, which was unusual for Scandinavian provincial banking of the period. Most surviving examples show heavy fold wear consistent with active commercial use in a port and trade city.