| Issuer | Iceland |
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| Year | 1778-1779 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 5 Rigsdaler Courant |
| Currency | Rigsdaler courant (1777-1873) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 162 × 105 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reference(s) | P#A2 |
| Obverse description | Ornate decoration to the left. Promisory text and value. Handwritten signatures. Impressed royal coat of arms. Anti counterfeit text to the right. |
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| Obverse lettering | Fem Rigsdaler Courant. Naar forlanges, betaler Banquen i Kiöbenhavn Fem Rigsdaler skriver 5. Rdlr udi Courante Myndt til den i hænde havende; Imidlertid validere denne Banco Sedel, saa længe den er til, for overmelte Fem Rigsdaler, valuta i Banquen annammet Kiöbenhavn. (Translation: Five Rigsdaler Courant. When demanding the bank in Copenahgen pays one Rigsdaler, written 5 Rigsdaler Courant coin to the owner; In the mean time garuntee this banknote, as long as it is existing, for one Rigsdaler, currency in the bank Copenhagen Anno 1779) |
| Reverse description | Icelandic overprint |
| Reverse lettering | Sheffi Banco-Sedill geingur fyrir Fim Rikisdaler edur Nyutiu og Sex Skillingu i Danskri Courant Mynt i Danmörku, Noregi og Fyrstadæmunum eins og å Islandi. |
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| Variants | January 2, 1911 |
| Numisquare ID | 6652218710 |
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