10 kroner 1940 — Norway ( Pick: 8c )
Region:
Europe
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Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 10 kroner issued in Norway in 1940. It is cataloged under Pick number 8c.
The note is colored black and measures 127 x 72 mm. It features the signature of G. Meldahl Nielsen, dated 1935-1944, with a prefix range of A-F. This banknote was printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd.
A total of 324,400,000 pieces were produced. The year 1940 marked a significant period in Norway's history, occurring during World War II.
The note is colored black and measures 127 x 72 mm. It features the signature of G. Meldahl Nielsen, dated 1935-1944, with a prefix range of A-F. This banknote was printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd.
A total of 324,400,000 pieces were produced. The year 1940 marked a significant period in Norway's history, occurring during World War II.
Specifications
- Date of issue
- 1940
- Printing office
- Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd.
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Black
- Dimensions
- 127 x 72 mm
- Amount produced
- 324,400,000
- Pick catalog
- 8c
About this banknote
Norges Bank issued the 10 kroner banknote (Pick 8c) in 1940, during the reign of King Haakon VII. This note was part of the second series of krone banknotes, which began in 1901 and continued through 1945. The 1940 issue was printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd., with a total production of 324,400,000 notes.
The obverse features portraits of Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie, President of the Storting, and Admiral Peder Wessel Tordenskiold. The reverse displays a St. Olav's rose at the center, a stylized Viking king on the left, and Norway's coat of arms surmounted by the royal crown on the right. The note measures 127 x 72 mm and is printed in black ink on paper. It was demonetized on 9 September 1945.
