5 Kroner "Matadorsedler" Substitution notes

Withdrawel:
Withdrawn since: 1st of July 1953
The 10 Kroner note was changed in 1945 (see type to: P#37, Siegs SD#121) but the 5 Kroner notes were issued until 1950.
 

Variants:
There was a small change in 1945 for the 5 Kroner note, which Siegs reflect. A book-press (Siegs SD# 118) and offset-press (Siegs SD# 119).
The book-press is tactile and can be felt, especily in DANMARK and the decorations.
The offset-press is completly flat.
Since this only is a tactile feature, Numista doesn't split between them.
 

Signatures:
The left Signature is always "Chefen for Seddelfaget" (Chief of Notes):
1944-45 Svendsen.
1946-1949 Halberg.
1950 Riim.
The right signature changes betwen the Head Clerks.

Nickname:

This notes and the corresponding 5 Kroner (P#36 / Siegs SD#120) were nicknamed "Matadorsedler" (Monopoly notes), due to their simple and boring design.

Printer:

The year 1944 of this note is presumably printed by Egmont printing, but the signatures and security numbers are printed by the National Bank of Denmark.

The series:

During the Second World War, this series was prepared under the uter most secrecy, to replace the Heilmann types, as soon as the occupying forces left.

This was done to combat the wast amount of wealth some people had amased as colaborators, reveal the black markets sellers and cancel any notes the Germans may have taken woth them out of the country.

Some people suspected the exchange was comming and also that it was only going to affect the notes. So those with the suspicion of the exchange cashed in their notes for the yellow 1 and 2 Kroner coins. In the countryside milk jugs were used to hold all the coins.

When the changeover begun people also had to meet up at the bank and account for monay and security papers.

In the end, 20% of the country's wealth wasn't accountet for to the tax authorities (skattevæsnet), which is around 70 000 Kroner in banknotes.

In total a 2 000 million Danish Kroner of which hadn't been taxed before were discovered.