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100 Kronor
| Issuer | Norrköpings Enskilda Bank |
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| Year | 1877 |
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| Printer | Sandberg, Holmgren & Co., Stockholm |
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| Obverse description | The note is framed within an elaborate guilloche border with repeated denomination numerals '100' at each corner and along all four sides; at centre top, an oval intaglio vignette presents a classically robed female figure holding a staff, flanked by the bank's name 'NORRKÖPINGS ENSKILDA BANK' in bold letterpress, a crowned heraldic lion shield to the left, and a decorative cartouche to the right. The central field carries a large pale-blue underprint '100', overprinted in letterpress with the redemption text 'inlöser vid anfordran denna sedel med ETT HUNDRA KRONOR i Guldmynt.' and the place-date 'NORRKÖPING 1877'. Series designation 'Litt. A.' and the serial number appear to the upper right. |
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| Obverse lettering | NORRKÖPINGS ENSKILDA BANK inlöser vid anfordran denna sedel med ETT HUNDRA KRONOR i Guldmynt. NORRKÖPING 1877 Litt. A. |
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Norrköpings Enskilda Bank was one of Sweden's provincial private banks operating under the enskilda bank system, which permitted note issuance by chartered private institutions — a structure that remained in place until the Riksbank consolidated the monopoly on banknote issuance in 1904. By 1877, these regional issuers were already under pressure, and high-denomination notes like this 100 Kronor circulated primarily in commercial and mercantile transactions rather than everyday trade.
Sandberg, Holmgren & Co. handled a significant portion of Swedish private bank printing in this period. The Norrköping house was closely tied to the city's textile industry wealth, which underwrote its note obligations throughout the later enskilda era.