10 Kronor

Pick 9 belongs to the second Riksbank series to use lithographic printing domestically rather than contracting foreign security printers — a deliberate policy shift driven partly by national pride and partly by concern over sending sensitive plate designs abroad. The Riksbank had experimented with locally produced notes since the 1850s, but quality consistency remained a known problem, and some examples from this run show uneven ink saturation in the face printing.

The 1890 redemption law that eventually drove this type out of circulation also mandated the destruction of returned notes, which suppressed survival rates considerably. Examples with clear date inscriptions and intact signatures are genuinely uncommon.