Faroe Islands 10 kroner type 1940

Reference:

Pick: #2 , The Banknote Book: B102

Reference list

Description

Faroe Islands. National Bank of Denmark. Faroe County (Færø Amt). 1940 WWII Provisional Issues. 10 kroner type 1940. Date: 1937. Introduction: May 31, 1940. Dimensions: 132 x 80 mm. Watermark: Stylized leaves and 10 Danmarks Nationalbank. Material: Paper. No security thread. Printer: Banknote printing Works. Multicolored front and back printing, predominantly brown, yellow, green and pink. Description of the front: Background made up of stylized seaweed. Red diagonal overprint on a 10 kroner banknote from Denmark (Pick # 31c): "KUN GYLDIG PAA FAERØERNE, FAERØ AMT, JUNI 1940". Handwritten signature in red of the Prefect, Carl Aage Hilbert. Texts in Danish. Prefix and numbering in black. Description of the back: Head of Mercury in profile in the center. Three lions and small hearts on a background of flowers. Texts in Danish. Note: #2 is rarely seen below XF. Series known: M9627001 to M9627500.
 

Banknotes :Danmarks Nationalbank - Faroe County (1940)