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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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| Obverse lettering | FIMMTÍU KRÓNUR SAMKVÆMT LÖGUM 18 SEPT. 1885 OG 12 JAN. 1900. FYRIR LANDSSJÓD ÍSLANDS. (Translation: Fifty Krónur Issued under the laws of 18th September 1885 and 12th January 1900, for the Treasury of Iceland.) |
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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.