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50 Krónur Type 1, thin security thread
| Issuer | Føroya Landsstýri (Government of the Faroe Islands) |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Reference(s) | P#24 |
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| Obverse lettering | 50 FIMMTI KRÓNUR (Translation: Fifty Krónur) |
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| Protection description | Ram's head watermark visible when held to light; thin security thread embedded in the paper |
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The Faroese series to which this note belongs occupies a genuinely unusual constitutional position — the islands are not part of the EU, not part of the eurozone, and yet the króna is formally pegged at par to the Danish krone, meaning the Faroese note you hold has no independent monetary backing of its own. Denmark has never formally recognized the Faroese króna as a separate currency; the notes exist by administrative tolerance more than legal framework.
The Type 1 designation here refers specifically to the thinner security thread variant, which De La Rue subsequently revised. That thread distinction is the only meaningful differentiator within this date and denomination, so correct attribution matters for series completeness.