The notes denominated in silver (dollars and cents) have a viking ship as a main motif, but the copper coin notes have a picture of the Great wall as their central motif. A "hovedfagsoppgave" in art history from the University of Oslo suggests from archive findings in the Norges Bank that a series of Polar motifs were planned for notes for this bank, e.g. a Polar bear.
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