1.000 Kronor

Stockholms Enskilda Bank was the private bank founded by André Oscar Wallenberg in 1856, the cornerstone of what became the Wallenberg financial dynasty. By 1876, it was among the most commercially powerful institutions in Sweden, and commissioning Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. in London for high-denomination notes was a deliberate signal of institutional credibility — the firm's intaglio work was internationally recognized as difficult to counterfeit.

At 1,000 Kronor, this was not a note that changed hands at market stalls. Wholesale transactions, large credit settlements, inter-bank transfers. Survival rate is accordingly low; the denomination itself was reason enough for careful handling and eventual cancellation rather than wear.