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50 Kroner - Haakon VII Government in exile, war notes
| Issuer | Norges Bank |
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| Year | 1944 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Brown and multicolour print with a crowned coat of arms vignette centred at the top of the note. The denomination appears in numerals to the right and along the lower margin, with the KRIGSSEDDEL (war note) overprint repeated across the face as a security underprint. Issuer name and date are printed in letterpress. |
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| Reverse description | Grey-blue print with the crowned royal Haakon VII cipher monogram positioned to the right of centre. The denomination in numerals appears to the left, balanced by the issuer name and value in text across the face. |
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Norges Bank's wartime notes were produced in London under the authority of the Norwegian government-in-exile after the German occupation severed normal banking operations. Waterlow & Sons handled the printing — a natural choice given their long relationship with Allied governments requiring emergency currency work during the war years. This series, authorized from London, was intended for use following liberation rather than for active wartime transactions.
The P#21B designation distinguishes a signature variety within the 1944 issue. Notes from this production run were shipped to Norway after May 1945 and entered circulation during the immediate post-liberation period alongside older pre-occupation issues.