Catalog
500 Kroner
| Issuer | Norges Bank |
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| Year | 1999-2015 |
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| Currency | Krone (1875-date) |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of Nobel laureate and author Sigrid Undset at centre-right, set against a multicolour guilloche underprint of geometric and floral motifs in pastel tones. The denomination numeral '500' appears in large letterpress at lower left, with the bank name 'NORGES BANK' printed vertically at left. A wide holographic security stripe is affixed at the right margin, bearing repeating denomination numerals and colour-shifting ink elements. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of an intaglio floral and foliate wreath composed of intertwined branches and blossoming flowers, rendered in brown tones over a multicolour guilloche underprint of interlocking grid and diamond patterns in ochre, teal, and rose. The denomination '500' appears at lower left and upper right, with the legend 'FEM HUNDRE KRONER' in letterpress along the lower margin. Two facsimile signatures appear at the right, alongside the Norges Bank tricolour logo at lower left. |
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| Protection description | Portrait watermark of Sigrid Undset visible when held to light; embedded security thread; wide holographic stripe at right of obverse with colour-shifting denomination numerals |
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