Danish fifty-kroner bill

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The Danish 50 kroner bill (DKK50) is a denomination of Danish currency. Danish writer Karen Blixen is currently featured on the front side of the bill, while the design on the reverse is inspired by a centaur from Landet Church on the island of Tåsinge. The current design for this bill came into circulation on 25 August 2005.

[edit] Design

The face of the banknote has a portrait of writer Karen Blixen (17 April 1885 to 7 September 1962). She is acclaimed for writing Seven Gothic Tales (1935) and her memoirs Out of Africa (1937). The face of the banknote is also decorated with flowers, of which Karen Blixen was very fond.

The image on the reverse of the 50 krone banknote is inspired by a stone relief from Landet Church on the island of Tåsinge. The 50 krone banknote has the word "femti", not "halvtreds" which is the usual Danish word for fifty. Femti is a word used for cheques. Danmarks Nationalbank first used it on the 50 krone banknote issued in 1957, and the present banknote is thus the third to use this word.

[edit] Security Features

The metallic hologram on the face of the banknote alternately shows the figure 50, the Roman numeral L and a flower.

Fluorescent colours, which are visible under ultraviolet light, are used on both sides of the banknote. On the face, a centaur becomes visible under ultraviolet light, and on the reverse the green colour shines, particularly in the ring on the right-hand side of the banknote.

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