Catalog
50 Kroner Heilmann type I and III, overprint
| Issuer | Faroe Islands (Denmark) |
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| Year | 1940 |
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| Currency | Krone (1873-1948) |
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| Obverse description | Danish 50 Krone note adapted for Faroese circulation by means of a red letterpress overprint reading "Kun gyldig paa Færøerne / Færø Amt, Juni 1940. Hilbert", applied across the face of the original Danmarks Nationalbank issue. The note retains the royal crown vignette at top center and bears a stamped countersignature below the overprint. Denomination numerals "50" appear at lower corners flanking the central design. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by the National coat of arms of the Kingdom of Denmark — a quartered shield bearing three crowned blue lions passant with nine red hearts, set within an elaborately engraved wreath of oak and acanthus foliage rendered in green and ochre tones. A royal crown surmounts the shield, and the denomination inscription arches across the upper portion of the design in bold serif lettering, with numeral "50" repeated at lower left and right. |
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| Variants | P#4a - 6-1940 (1911-1928) overprint on DENMARK P-22 P#4b - 6-1940 (1938-1946) / 1939 overprint on DENMARK P-32 |
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