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500 Ålesundskroner
| Issuer | Ålesund Sentrumsforening |
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| Year | 1990-1992 |
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| Value | 500 Ålesundskroner |
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| Obverse description | Printed in green and gray, the note bears a central vignette of the Ålesund townscape. A statue appears at right, and a large numeral 500 is placed at center left. Issuer and signatory inscriptions are arranged across the face. |
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| Reverse lettering | 500 ÅLESUNDSKRONER Ålesund Sentrumsforening Terje Svartdal Sentrumsleder |
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Ålesundskroner were issued by the local business association as a town currency — a promotional scrip scheme intended to keep spending within the town center. These instruments circulated as gift vouchers redeemable at participating retailers, not as legal tender, and were denominated to shadow the Norwegian krone one-to-one. The 500-unit face value places this at the high end of the series, likely intended for corporate gifting rather than ordinary retail use.
Dozens of similar local scrip schemes ran across Scandinavian towns during the late 1980s and early 1990s before fading out as gift card technology made them redundant.