Catalog
50 Krónur Type 1, thin security thread
| Issuer | Føroya Landsstýri (Government of the Faroe Islands) |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | A large intaglio vignette of two ram's horns dominates the right side of the note, rendered in fine engraved lines against a light multicolour underprint with a pastoral landscape in the background. The large numeral "50" appears in intaglio at upper centre, with the denomination text "FIMMTI KRÓNUR" in bold letterpress below. Two serial numbers are printed in black at upper left and lower left, with a column of yellow microprinted rings along the left margin as a security element. |
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| Reverse description | The left side of the note carries a watercolour-style vignette of a dramatic coastal hillside at Sumba, with steep dark cliffs descending to the sea and a small group of Faroese sheep grazing on the foreground slope. The numeral "50" is set within a guilloche panel at upper centre, with the issuer name "FØROYAR" in bold intaglio lettering at centre. A second guilloche panel appears at lower centre, and a row of yellow security rings runs along the right margin. |
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| Protection description | Ram's head watermark visible when held to light; thin security thread embedded in the paper |
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