Faroese 50-krone banknote

The 50-krone banknote was issued in 2012 with updated security features. The motifs are a ram's horn printed in intaglio and a watercolour of a hillside from the village of Sumba.

Motifs
The background on the face of the banknote is a watercolour of a stone dyke. The reverse motif is a hillside from the village of Sumba on the west side of Suðuroy. The area is a typical habitat for sheep and rams, so a natural link is created between the ram on the face and the landscape on the reverse of the banknote.

The common motif on the notes depicts Faroese animals. On the face of the notes the animals are shown as fragments. On the reverse, watercolours of Faroese landscapes by the Faroese artist Zacharias Heinesen (b. 1936) are reproduced. The fauna motifs contribute life and variation to the notes, while the watercolours lend a special quality of lightness.