5000 Krónur Law of 2001, no top and bottom border

€203,486.00
IssuerIceland
Year2003-2017
TypeStandard circulation banknotes
Value5000 Krónur
CurrencyNew króna (1980-date)
CompositionPaper
Size155 × 70 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterThomas De La Rue, London, United Kingdom
No. printed
Designer(s)Designers: Kristin Thorkelsdóttir, Stephen Alan Fairbairn
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#60
Obverse descriptionPredominantly blue on multicoloured underprint. Bishop Gísli Þorláksson‘s 3rd wife Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir as the main figure on the print; him and his two former wifes Gróa Þorleifsdóttir and Ingibjörg Benediktsdóttir in the upper corner. Value written like embriodery.
Reverse descriptionPredominantly blue on multicoloured underprint. Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir instructing to girls about embroidering; an instructive example of her embroidery book in shape of `R I` on the right.
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionLeader of 19th century Icelandic independent movement Jón Sigurðsson.
Obverse letteringSAMKVÆMT LÖGUM NR.36 22. MAÍ 2001 SEÐLABANKI ÍSLANDS FIMM ÞÚSUND KRÓNUR
(Translation: In accordance with law no. 36 22nd of May 2001 Central Bank of Iceland Five thousand Kronas)
Reverse lettering5000 5000 RI
Variants
Catalog ID9603304540
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