1905 Twenty Francs in Gold note from the National Bank of the Danish West Indies |
Obverse: Palm tree at left, portrait King Christian IX at center, harbor scene at right.
Reverse: Several local scenes at left and center. Text: Payable at Europe at the office of the bank in Copenhagen in 20 Francs Gold or 14 Kroner 40 øre Scandinavian Gold Currency as per №8 of the Statutes
Face Color: Red and light green.
Printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co, England.
Banknotes were issued denominated in francs. The franc was equal to the French franc, with text on the reverse of the banknotes giving the value in Danish kroner and øre, with 1 franc = 72 øre.
The daler was replaced by the U.S. dollar when the Danish West Indies became the U.S. Virgin Islands, with 1 dollar = 1.0365 daler.
Danish West Indian daler = 5 Francs
Danish West Indies banknotes
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