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12 Schillingar / Skillingiä
| Issuer | Riksens Ständers Riksgälds Contor |
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| Year | 1792-1805 |
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| Currency | Riksdaler (1777-1803) |
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| Obverse lettering | 12 Schillingar Uti Riksens Ständers Riksgälds Contor är insatt en Summa af Tolf Schillingar, hwilka 12 Schillingar Innehafwaren häraf har at återbekomma. Stockholm d. 19 Nov 1794. Tolf Schillingar. Karitoista kymmendä Skillingiä. Den som denne Sedel efterapar skall warda bängd, men den som hemligen uptäcker efteraparen undfår en Belöning af Ettusende Riksdaler. |
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| Protection type | Embossed seal |
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The Riksgäldskontoret — the Swedish National Debt Office, not the Riksbank — was authorized to issue notes beginning in 1789 specifically to finance Gustav III's war against Russia. This created a parallel paper currency that competed directly with Riksbank notes and fueled significant monetary instability throughout the 1790s. The 12 Schilling denomination sat at a useful mid-tier for everyday transactions, which meant these circulated hard.
The bilingual denomination line reflecting both Swedish and Finnish was a practical necessity given Sweden's territorial reach at the time, not an ornamental choice. Finland remained Swedish until 1809.