100 Krónur Type 1, thin security thread

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.