Catalog
50 Krónur - Christian X Landssjóður Íslands
| Issuer | Landssjóður Íslands (Treasury of Iceland) |
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| Year | 1916 |
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| Value | 50 Krónur (50 ISJ) |
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| Reverse lettering | FIMMTÍU KRÓNUR LANDSBANKINN (Translation: Fifty Krónur — The National Bank) |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Iceland's Landssjóður Íslands notes of this period were issued under Danish sovereignty — Christian X had been King of Denmark and Iceland since 1912, and the treasury operated as a colonial fiscal instrument rather than an independent central bank. The Home Rule Act of 1904 had given Iceland limited autonomy, but monetary authority remained firmly within Copenhagen's orbit, and Thiele was the logical printer for that reason.
Henrik Olrik was a respected Danish decorative artist; Gerhard Heilmann, better known as an ornithologist, was also an accomplished illustrator. An unusual pairing for a banknote commission.