Denmark 1 Kroner, 1897 P-5

Handelsstederne i Grønland. Type I: Handwritten serial number

Denmark 1 Kroner, 1897 P-5 obverse

Information:

Reference P#5
Country Denmark
Period Greenland • Krone (1873-date)
Currency Kroner
Denomination 1 Kroner
Type Circulation banknotes
Ruler Christian IX (1863-1906)
Issuing entity The Trading Posts in Greenland, Copenhagen (Handelsstederne i Grønland, København)
Year 1897
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes
Size (WxH) 124x81 mm

Obverse:

Denmark 1 Kroner, 1897 P-5

Obverse text

Denne Anvisning gælder ved Handelsstederne i Grönland for EN KRONE KJØBENHAVN 1897

Obverse symbol

Blue print on white paper. Values in the corners of the decorative frame and in 3 out of 4 sides the value is written out. Bottom of the frame has the serial number. In the center the value, on top of a pair of dolphines around a traiten. On each side of value the Greenlandic crowned polar bear as coat of arms, with the polar bears facing to the left. Above and below is the promisory text.

Reverse:

Image 1

Reverse symbol

Blank.

Varieties:

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
1897 Signatures: S, R + - - - - - -
1897 Unsigned remainder - - - - - -