1948-1976; Michelsen & shipping
Replacement note, Prefix Z8
© CC BY-NC-SA
generic images
Information:
| Rarity | RR - Very Rare |
| Date | Variety | Iss. | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
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| 1959 | Replacement note, Prefix Z8 | + | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Reference | P#31c |
| Country | Norway |
| Period | Krone (1875-date) |
| Ruler | Haakon VII (1905-1957) Olav V (1957-1991) |
| Issuing bank | Norges Bank |
| Currency | Kroner |
| Denomination | 10 Kroner |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1954-1973 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | |
| Demonetized | Yes on 13.07.1999 |
| Size (WxH) | 125x70 mm |
Obverse:
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Latin
Obverse textNORGES BANK
10
TI KRONER
Knut Getz Wold Ødegaard.
Obverse symbolYellow-brown print.
To the left is a portrait of Christian Michelsen, Norwegian shipping magnate & 1st prime minister of independent Norway from 1905 to 1907. Known for his central role in the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905. Under his potrait the crowned coat of arms at lower right. A lion rampant bearing an axe which was a symbol of Saint Olaf, i.e. King Olaf II, symbolising that the King was the rightful heir and descendant of the "Eternal King of Norway" (Latin: Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae). Along the lower edge are six seagulls, flying above the waves. Year of issue at top right.
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Reverse:
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Latin
Reverse text10 KRONER 10
NORGES BANK
Reverse symbolYellow-brown print.
To the right is "Ship making headway" from drawing by Norwegian painter, Henrik Sørensen. In the center left patron god of financial gain & commerce, Mercury holding caduceus with both hands.
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