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5 Kroner 'Matadorsedler' Substitution notes
| Issuer | Danmarks Nationalbank |
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| Year | 1944-1950 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reverse description | Blue intaglio print on aged paper. The central vignette consists of the Danish National Coat of Arms — a crowned quartered shield bearing three passant lions and nine hearts — enclosed within a circular guilloche band inscribed with the country name and denomination. Large numeral '5' rosettes in fine lathe-work fill the left and right fields symmetrically. |
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| Signature(s) | 1944 - Svendsen & Teilmann 1944 - Svendsen & Vinther 1944 - Svendsen & Hannibal 1944 - Svendsen & Lund 1944 - Svendsen & Friis 1944 - Svendsen & Sander 1946 - Halberg & Strande 1946 - Halberg & Rohleder 1946 - Halberg & Teilmann 1948 - Halberg & Holm 1948 - Halberg & Neergaard 1950 - Riim & Matthiessen 1950 - Riim & Rohleder 1950 - Riim & Hellerung 1950 - Riim & Friis 1950 - Riim & Neergaard 1950 - Riim & Jensen 1950 - Riim & Hansen 1950 - Riim & Teilmann 1950 - Riim & Holm |
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The "Matadorsedler" — literally "matador notes" — were emergency substitution issues produced because the German occupation had severely disrupted normal Danish banknote production and supply. Danmarks Nationalbank needed a stopgap, and these small-format notes filled that role from 1944 through the early postwar years. The nickname derived from the popular Danish board game Matador, whose play money the notes allegedly resembled — an unflattering comparison the public found entirely accurate.
The sheer number of signature combinations across this series, twenty in total spanning six years, reflects continuous staff turnover at the bank during and immediately after the occupation. Collectors generally chase the complete signature run, which makes the 1944 Svendsen pairings — particularly Hannibal and Sander — consistently harder to locate than the later Riim combinations.