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10 Kronor
| Issuer | Bohus Läns Enskilda Bank |
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| Year | 1879 |
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| Value | 10 Kronor |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in warm brown on cream paper with an intricate geometric guilloche pattern filling the entire field. Large numeral '10' counters appear at left and right within ornate frames, while the central motif comprises a circular guilloche medallion enclosing a profile portrait bust of a woman facing left. The bank name 'BOHUSLANS ENSKILDA BANK' runs along the upper border, with the denomination inscription 'KRONOR TIO KRONOR' positioned beneath the central medallion. |
| Reverse lettering | BOHUSLANS ENSKILDA BANK KRONOR TIO KRONOR 10 |
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Bohus Läns Enskilda Bank was one of Sweden's provincial enskilda banks — privately owned institutions granted note-issuing rights under the 1824 banking ordinance. By 1879 these banks were already operating under pressure; the Riksbank had been steadily consolidating monetary authority, and the enskilda system was formally wound down in the 1900s as Sweden moved toward central bank monopoly on issuance.
Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. handled security printing for numerous Scandinavian provincial issuers during this period, their London facility being the practical choice when domestic Swedish printing infrastructure couldn't guarantee the intaglio quality required for fraud resistance.