Catalog
10 Kronor
| Issuer | Sveriges Riksbank |
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| Year | 1898-1905 |
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| Value | 10 Kronor |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in dark green intaglio on plain paper, centred on a large oval guilloche medallion enclosing a finely engraved bust portrait of Gustav Vasa in Renaissance attire, including a plumed hat and armour. Flanking the central oval are two large denomination numerals '10' set within elaborate lathe-work rosettes. The inscription 'SVERIGES RIKSBANK' arcs across the top of the central vignette. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Sveriges Riksbank had been issuing notes continuously since 1668, making it the world's oldest central bank, but the institutional conservatism that distinction implies shows clearly in this series. The 1898 design retained conventions already old by European standards — engraved copperplate printing, handwritten serial elements on many examples, and a format barely changed from mid-century predecessors.
These notes circulated alongside the parallel issue of Riksgäldskontoret obligations well into the early twentieth century, creating genuine confusion in retail use. The Riksbank's monopoly on note issue wasn't fully consolidated until 1904.