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Format: 156 mm x 100 mm
Issued on 24 July 1945. Withdrawn since 21 May 1957
Motifs
The motif on the face of the banknote is a boat with three fishermen drawing in their nets. The motif is bordered by hopbines with fruits in Art Nouveau style. There are also faint patterns of a field of flowers (bottom) and leaves (top). The face of the banknote was designed by the painter and illustrator Gerhard Heilmann (1859-1946).
The reverse consists of a base of three greyish-green guilloched rosettes with slightly smaller violet guilloched rosettes. The word guilloche is French and is used to describe the machine-engraved geometrical ornaments which were part of the graphic security features of the banknote.
The small coat of arms is displayed in the middle. It consists of three lions and nine hearts under one crown. The three crowned lions have been used by Danish kings for the last 800 years. In the 16th century the number of hearts was set at nine. The hearts may not be hearts at all, but heraldic lily leaves (floating hearts), which in turn may be derived from linden leaves.
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