On 19 January 2004 the 200-krone banknote was issued. The motifs are a Ghost Moth on the face of the banknote and Tíndholmur near Vágar on the reverse.
Format 145 mm x 72 mm. Issued 19 January 2004.
The motifs
The motif on the face of the 200-krone banknote is a Ghost Moth, Hepialus humuli, printed in intaglio. The Ghost Moth, which spreads its wings across the banknote, is found all over the Faroe Islands.
The background is reproduced from a watercolour with blades of grass. The motif of Tíndholmur near Vágar on the reverse of the banknote is also reproduced from a watercolour.
The watercolours are by Zacharias Heinesen.
200-kroner - a new denomination
The introduction of this new denomination in the Faroese banknote series is a natural consequence of the Act on Faroese Banknotes etc., which e.g. states that Faroese banknotes shall have the same denominations as Danish banknotes.
