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100 Krónur Type 1, thin security thread
| Issuer | Faroe Islands (Denmark) |
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| Year | 2002 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The central vignette presents a detailed intaglio rendering of a cod tail rising from a seabed underprint of coral and marine flora, set against a cream and pale ochre guilloche ground. Large intaglio numerals '100' occupy the upper centre, below which the denomination legend 'HUNDRAÐ KRÓNUR' is printed in bold letterpress. Two alphanumeric serial numbers appear at upper left and lower left, with two facsimile signatures and a small circular guilloche rosette to the left margin. |
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| Reverse lettering | FØROYAR ÚTGIVIN SAMBÆRT GALDANDI LÓG UM PENGASEÐLAR (Translation: Faroe Islands, Issued under the Banknotes Act) |
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The Faroese banknote series to which this belongs was a genuine exercise in political negotiation as much as currency design. The islands have used their own notes since 1940, when British occupation forces severed the connection with occupied Denmark and a separate Faroese currency became a practical necessity. The post-war series that followed kept that separation alive, and by the 2002 issues the Løgting had enough institutional confidence to commission a fully Faroese artistic vision — Heinesen being among the islands' most internationally recognized painters.
The "thin security thread" designation distinguishes this from a later variant in the same pickup series, a distinction that matters for completeness collectors more than for date attribution.