5 kronur 1957 — Iceland ( Pick: 37 )
Region:
Europe
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Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 5 kronur issued in Iceland in 1957. It is cataloged under Pick number 37. This note features red-brown coloring on a multicolour underprint and is printed on buff paper, characteristic of the first printing.
The note is signed by Vilhjálmur Þór and Jón G. Maríasson. It measures 110 x 70 mm and was produced by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company in the United Kingdom.
The first series of banknotes featuring kronur was introduced in 1885, with subsequent issues leading up to 1957 shaping the currency.
The note is signed by Vilhjálmur Þór and Jón G. Maríasson. It measures 110 x 70 mm and was produced by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company in the United Kingdom.
The first series of banknotes featuring kronur was introduced in 1885, with subsequent issues leading up to 1957 shaping the currency.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Vilhjálmur Þór (VÞ), Jón G. Maríasson (JGM)
- Date of issue
- 1960
- Printing office
- Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom
- Paper
- Buff paper (first printing)
- Colour
- Red-brown on multicolour underprint
- Dimensions
- 110 x 70 mm
- Amount produced
- Not specified
- Pick catalog
- 37
About this banknote
This 5 kronur banknote was issued by the Central Bank of Iceland in 1957. The series was introduced to enhance the currency's security features and modernize its appearance. It was printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company in the United Kingdom.
The front side of the banknote features a red-brown design with Inguolfur Arnarson, a reputed Norse settler, as the central motif. The reverse side shows an engraving of Bessastaðir, an important historical site in Iceland. The note measures 110 x 70 mm and is printed on buff paper.
