The 1000 Kroner Note
Issued on September 18, 1998 – updated on November 25, 2004.
The Danish thousand-kroner bill (DKK1000) is a denomination of Danish currency. Danish artists Anna and Michael Ancher are featured on the front side of the bill, while a tournament scene inspired by Bislev Church is featured on the reverse side. It is at present the largest denomination in circulation, and the current version of this bill came into circulation on 25 November 2004. The banknote is 165 mm x 72 mm.
The front of the banknote has a double portrait of artists Anna and Michael Ancher (18 August 1859 to 15 April 1935, and 9 June 1849 to 19 September 1927). The couple are known for their paintings depicting everyday life in the fishing town of Skagen. The portraits featured on the banknote were inspired by two paintings Danish artist Peder Severin Krøyer made in 1884. The paintings were originally hung on the walls in the dining room at Brøndums Hotel in Skagen. The anchor background pattern on the banknote does not directly refer to the artists' surname (anker means anchor in Danish), but to a necklace worn by Anna.
A tournament scene from a sepulchral monument located in Bislev Church in northern Jutland is the inspiration for the motif on the back of the banknote.
The 1000 kroner bill is sometimes referred to as a tudse ((Danish): toad) taken from a word play on the word tusinde (a thousand).
Read more about this topic: Banknotes Of Denmark, 1997 Series
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