Catalog
100 Kronor
| Issuer | Gefleborgs Enskilda Bank |
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| Year | 1875 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on white cotton paper with an elaborate guilloche border framing the entire note, with denomination numeral '100' repeated in each corner and along the side panels. A central oval vignette at the top depicts a seated allegorical female figure in classical dress, flanked by heraldic shields — a crowned moose to the left and a rearing horse to the right. The denomination 'ETT HUNDRA KRONOR' is set in large letterpress text at centre, above which the bank title 'GEFLEBORGS ENSKILDA BANK' appears in bold, with the issue place and date 'Gefle 1875' below; series letter 'Litt. C.' and number 'No. 10000' are printed in the upper field. |
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| Variants | Specimen — perforated SPECIMEN cancellation |
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Gefleborgs Enskilda Bank was one of Sweden's provincial private banks operating under the enskilda bank system, which permitted note issuance backed by the bank's own capital rather than a central reserve. By 1875 that system was already under pressure — the Riksbank was steadily consolidating control over currency issuance, and most enskilda banks would lose their right to issue notes entirely by 1904.
Bradbury, Wilkinson's involvement is the detail worth noting. The Gävle-based bank going to a London security printer for a provincial 100 Kronor note suggests either distrust of domestic print security or a long-standing commercial relationship — possibly shared with other Swedish enskilda banks using the same firm.