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1.000 Riksdaler Riksmynt
| Issuer | Sveriges Riksbank |
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| Year | 1870 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a large central vignette of the Swedish royal coat of arms supported by two rampant lions beneath a royal crown, rendered in fine intaglio. Serial number prefixes appear at upper left and right flanking the arms, with the issuer name 'Sweriges Riksbank' in ornate script across the upper field. The denomination 'ETTTUSEN' is set in bold letterpress within a dark oval cartouche at centre, flanked by the words 'Riksdaler' and 'Riksmynt' in decorative script, with the date 'Stockholm den 3 Januarii 1870' inscribed in the lower portion alongside the redemption clause, and corner vignettes of allegorical figures completing the border design. |
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| Obverse lettering | Sweriges Riksbank RIKSDALER 1000 RIKSMYNT Nº000000, A inlöser, vid anfordran, denna sedel å Riksdaler ETTTUSEN Riksmynt med 250 Riksdaler i Silfwer, eller 2000 Ort Tolf-lödigt myntadt silfwer. Stockholm den 3 Januarii 1870. 1000 |
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The Riksdaler Riksmynt was already a dead currency when this note was printed. Sweden's 1855 monetary reform had introduced the Riksmynt as a decimal subdivision system, but by 1873 the country joined the Scandinavian Monetary Union and converted to the Krona, rendering the entire Riksmynt series obsolete within three years of this note's issue date. A 1,000 Riksmynt denomination was never a note for ordinary transactions — this circulated, if at all, at the level of major commercial settlements.
Sveriges Riksbank printed these in-house in Stockholm, one of the earlier European central banks to maintain that capability domestically rather than contracting abroad.