1 Króna Skillemønt type III; brown colour

Features

Issuer	Kingdom of Iceland (Iceland)
Issuing entity	State Treasury (Iceland) (Ríkissjóður Íslands)
King	Christian X (1918-1944)
Ruling authority	Republic (1944-date)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Year	1941 (1942-1943)
Value	1 Króna (1 ISJ)
Currency	Old króna (1885-1980)
Composition	Paper
Size	110 × 63 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Issued	1942
Demonetized	31 December 1975
Number	N# 368543
References	P# 22c-22f Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (5 volumes). , SIEG SD# 28 Jan Bendix, Flemming Lyngbeck Hansen; 2014. SIEGs Seddelkatalog Danmark 1695-2014. SIEG, Frederikssund, Denmark.

Series: Skillemøntsedler

Obverse

Brown coloured print.
Value written in large letters on chequered background. Bankname below and under that signature and country name. Value in the corners. In the top is the year to the left and serial number to the right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1 1941 serialnumber 1
KRÓNA
FYRIR RÍKISSJÓÐ ISLANDS
Jakob Möller
ISLAND
1 1

Translation:
Króna
For the State Treasury of Iceland

Reverse

Icelandic Coat of arms (1919) values to the sides.

Script: Latin

Lettering: 1 1

Printer

Gutenberg Trykkeri, Reykjavík, Iceland

Comments

Historical context:

These notes where issued during WWII, where the connection to Denmark was cut of, due to the German occupation of Denmark and fight over the Atlantic, with blockades.
Due to lack of materials the quality and colours of these banknotes vairies greatly, both in regards to print and paper.

Colour variations:
In regards to the colour of the prints, here is a short overview, with P# suffixes:
a, b and n (Green print).
c, d, e and f (Brown print).
g, h, i, j, k, l, m and o (Blue print).

Series:
15 different types over 3 series exist.
P# 22a to P# 22f as first series.
P# 22g to P# 22l as second series.
P# 22m to P# 22o as the third series.

Serial number:
It's mainly listed with 6 digits serial numbers, but is found to exist with 5 digits as well.

Issuing years:
All notes have 1941 written on them, but not necessarily printed nor issued in 1941.

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Date	References		Frequency
Undetermined
1941 (1942)	P# 22c Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (5 volumes).	Serial #: 250001-350000 ; Brown on light brown paper	11%
1941 (1942)	P# 22d Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (5 volumes).	Serial #: 350001-500000 ; Brown on white paper	18%
1941 (1943)	P# 22e Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (5 volumes).	Serial #: 500001-636000 ; Brown on white paper	14%
1941 (1943)	P# 22f Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (5 volumes).	Serial #: 636001-1000000 ; Dark brown on white paper	68%

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