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100 Kroner Heilmann type II
| Issuer | Nationalbanken i København |
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| Year | 1930-1936 |
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| Designer(s) | Gerhard Heilmann |
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| Reverse description | Brown print centred on the Danish National Coat of Arms, flanked by two mermen rising from stylised waves and surrounded by intricate seaweed ornamentation. The denomination appears in large numerals at left and right, with the value in words across the centre. |
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| Signature(s) | 1930 - Lange & Jessen 1930 - Lange & Hermann 1932 - Lange & Svendsen 1932 - Lange & Heegaard |
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Gerhard Heilmann was primarily known as an ornithologist — his 1926 book on the origin of birds remains a landmark in paleontology — and the Nationalbanken's decision to commission him for banknote design was an unusual one. His work on the Danish series has a naturalist's precision to it, which set it apart from the more conventional academic engraving that dominated European note design in the 1920s and 30s.
Four signature combinations across six years reflects genuine administrative turnover at the bank, not printing anomalies. The Lange & Jessen pairing from 1930 is the earliest and typically the harder of the four to locate in collectible condition, as first-year notes from this series saw heavier counter use.