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1000 Kronor
| Issuer | Sveriges Riksbank |
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| Year | 1894-1907 |
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| Value | 1000 Kronor (1000 SEK) |
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| Reverse description | At centre, an intaglio portrait bust of King Gustav I Vasa, bearded and wearing a plumed hat, facing right, set within an ornate medallion surrounded by an elaborate guilloche frame. |
| Reverse lettering | SVERIGES RIKSBANK KRONOR 1000 KRONOR 1000 1000 |
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Sveriges Riksbank's 1000 Kronor series of this period represents the apex denomination in Swedish paper currency at the time, circulating among a narrow commercial and banking elite — ordinary Swedes would rarely have handled one. The Riksbank was among the oldest central banks in the world by this point, having formally assumed monopoly over Swedish note issue in stages through the 1890s, displacing the last of the private enskilda banks whose colorful competing issues had defined Swedish currency for decades.
Known examples show the characteristic heavy rag stock favored by Swedish printers of the period, which tends to survive well but is susceptible to fold brittleness at intersections. High-denomination notes of this run were frequently cancelled rather than retired by destruction, making pin-holed or stamp-cancelled survivors disproportionately common relative to genuinely circulated pieces.