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5-krone banknote


Picture of the 5-krone banknote from the portrait and landscape series
Format: 125 mm x 65 mm
Issued on 14 October 1952. Withdrawn since 14 February 1962.

Motifs
The portrait of the sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen was reproduced from a painting by C.V. Eckersberg, executed in Rome in 1814. On the right-hand side of the banknote is a picture of Bertel Thorvaldsen's marble sculpture "the three Graces", now found at Thorvaldsens Museum in Copenhagen. This was not the first time Bertel Thorvaldsen's portrait was used for a Danish banknote. The first instance was the 500-krone banknote issued in 1875.

The motif on the reverse shows the town of Kalundborg seen from the fjord, drawn by the illustrator and architect Ib Andersen (1907-1969).






Last update: 09/28/2011

 
 


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