On January $1,2024,$ Pharoah Satellites Ltd$.$ issued $$1\mathrm{.}51-$million, $10-$year bonds. The bonds pay semi$-$annual interest on July $1$ and January $1,$ and Pharoah has a December $31$ year end. A partial bond amortization schedule is presented below:

$\backslash$table$[[\backslash$table$[[$Semi$-$Annual$],[$Interest Period$]],\backslash$table$[[$Interest$],[$Payment$]],\backslash$table$[[$Interest$],[$Expense$]],$Amortization,$\backslash$table$[[$Carrying$],[$Amount of Bonds$]]],[$Jan$.1,2024,,,,$$$1,402,696],[$July $1,2024,$$$[1],$$$[2],$$$3,794,1,406,490],[$Jan$.1,2025,45,300,49,227,3,927,1,410,417],[$July $1,2025,45,300,49,365,3,1,414,482],[$Jan$.1,2026,45,300,49,507,4,5],[$July $1,2026,45,300,49,654,4,354,1,423,043],[$Jan$.1,2027,45,300,49,807,4,507,1,427,550]]$

Were the bonds issued at a premium or a discount?