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1000 Kronor
| Issuer | Sveriges Riksbank |
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| Year | 1909-1917 |
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| In circulation to | 31 December 1987 |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by intricate guilloche underprint across the central field, with the denomination "ETT TUSEN KRONOR" in bold letterpress at centre and the bank name "SVERIGES RIKSBANK" arching across the upper portion. A vignette at the lower right presents an allegorical female figure (Svea) seated with a shield and lion, rendered in fine intaglio engraving. The date and serial number appear in red at upper right and lower left, with two manuscript signatures below the central text. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is centred on a large intaglio portrait vignette of King Gustav Vasa set within a diamond-shaped frame, the bearded king rendered in fine engraving wearing a plumed hat and period costume. Flanking the central portrait are two oval guilloche medallions each carrying the numeral "1000", all enclosed within an ornate geometric border. The bank name and denomination are inscribed in a circular legend surrounding the portrait vignette. |
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The P#31 1000 Kronor series was the highest denomination in everyday Riksbank circulation during a period when Sweden was navigating the strains of World War One neutrality — enormous trade imbalances with both the Entente and Central Powers pushed large volumes of capital through the banking system, and notes of this value moved frequently between institutions rather than through retail hands.
Sveriges Riksbank had been issuing notes without a formal gold convertibility guarantee since the suspension of 1914, a policy shift that made high-denomination paper far more politically charged than it had been a decade earlier. The 1909 start date places the earliest examples squarely in the pre-war metallic standard period, meaning the same printed design circulated across two fundamentally different monetary regimes.