100 Kronor

Sveriges Riksbank's transition from the earlier riksdaler system to kronor was legislated by the Currency Act of 1873, which brought Sweden into the Scandinavian Monetary Union alongside Denmark and Norway. This 100 Kronor note belongs to the opening series issued under that new monetary order — the first kronor-denominated notes the Riksbank ever put into circulation. At 100 Kronor, this was a high-value instrument even by contemporary European standards, used predominantly in wholesale trade and interbank settlement rather than everyday commerce.

Printed at the Riksbank's own facilities in Stockholm, the series is notably short-lived, replaced by revised designs before 1880.