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50 Øre Great Norwegian Spitsbergen Coal Company
| Issuer | Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani Aktieselskap |
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| Year | 1918-1919 |
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| Currency | Krone (1875-date) |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black on a salmon-pink guilloche underprint, the note carries the issuer's name in ornate Gothic script across the upper centre, below a header reading 'Betalingsmerke' flanked by series designation and serial number in black-bordered panels at upper left and right respectively. A large numeral '50' in pale red forms a bold underprint across the centre field, above which the denomination '50 – Femti øre' appears within a decorative cartouche. The full text of the payment conditions is set in letterpress across the body of the note, with two manuscript signatures at the lower margin above the printed titles of the Chairman of the Board and the Office Manager. |
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| Obverse lettering | Betalingsmerke utstedt av Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani Aktieselskap Mot dette betalingsmerke, som er utstedt for tilgodehavende løn, utleverer Store Norske Spitsbergen Kullkompani, til ihændehaveren varer for et beløp av 50 - Femti øre Ubenyttede betalingsmerker blir ved ihændehaverens avreise fra Spitsbergen i sæsonen 1918/19 at tilbakelevere til kontoret mot beløpets godskrivning i opgjøret. Merket er ugyldig utenfor Spitsbergen og efter sæsonens avslutning. Styrets formand. Kontordjef, Spitsbergen. (Translation: Payment note issued by The Great Norwegian Spitsbergen Coal Company Against this payment note, which is issued for outstanding wages, The Great Norwegian Spitsbergen Coal Company delivers to the bearer goods for an amount of 50 øre Unused notes when the beares departs from Spitsbergen during the season 1918/19 is returned to the office against credit of the amount in the settlement. The note is invalid outside Spitsbergen and after the end of the season. Chairman of the board. Office manager, Spitsbergen.) |
| Reverse description | Plain cream paper, unprinted save for the show-through of the large '50 øre' underprint visible in mirror image from the obverse, with no additional design, text, or security elements present. |
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