Catalog
10 Kronor
| Issuer | Göteborgs Enskilda Bank |
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| Year | 1879 |
| Type | Pattern or trial banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black on pale paper with an elaborate guilloche border enclosing the design. A finely engraved oval portrait vignette occupies the left portion, showing a bearded gentleman in period dress. To the right, the bank title 'GÖTEBORGS ENSKILDA BANK' is inscribed in bold lettering, with the denomination 'TIO KRONOR' rendered in large intaglio script at centre, below which the place and date 'GÖTEBORG 1879' appear. A small heraldic vignette with a crowned coat of arms is positioned at the lower right, and the denomination numeral '10' appears in each corner. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in a warm reddish-brown tone with an intricate guilloche framework forming the outer border and corner ornaments. A central oval medallion encloses a seated allegorical female figure, rendered in fine intaglio engraving. The denomination numeral '10' appears in large format at both left and right within the guilloche panels, and the bank name 'GÖTEBORGS ENSKILDA BANK' is inscribed along the upper margin. |
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Göteborgs Enskilda Bank was one of the Swedish private commercial banks operating under the enskilda bank system, which granted chartered provincial institutions the right to issue their own notes — a privilege that persisted until the Riksbank finally consolidated note-issuing authority in 1904. By 1879, that system was already under sustained political pressure, and many enskilda banks were beginning to wind down their circulation or consolidate holdings.
Gothenburg's commercial weight gave its enskilda bank more staying power than most provincial issuers, but surviving notes from this period are uncommon — redemption drives were thorough.