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2 Riksdaler Banco / 3 Riksdaler Riksgäld
| Issuer | Sveriges Rikes Ständers Bank |
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| Year | 1836-1857 |
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| Currency | Riksdaler banco (1830-1855) |
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| Obverse description | Light blue floral underprint across the entire note, with an ornate engraved border of interlocking geometric and scrollwork elements. A crowned lion vignette in repose, set against radiating sunburst lines, occupies the top centre. The denomination panel at centre is formed by elaborate calligraphic scrollwork framing the word 'TVÅ' in an oval guilloche cartouche, flanked by 'Riksdr.' and 'Banco.' in bold letterpress, with the series letter and serial number hand-stamped at upper left and upper right respectively; two manuscript signatures appear across the lower centre, and the forgery warning text runs along the bottom in small letterpress. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is unprinted, presenting the obverse design in full mirror image as seen through the thin paper stock, with the underprint, engraved vignette, and calligraphic text all visible in reverse and considerably lighter in tone. |
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Sveriges Rikes Ständers Bank — the Estates of the Realm's Bank, predecessor to the Riksbank — operated a dual-currency system that this note physically embodies. For most of the nineteenth century, Sweden ran two parallel monetary units simultaneously: the Riksdaler Banco, the bank's own stable accounting currency, and the Riksdaler Riksgäld, issued by the National Debt Office at a discount. The fixed exchange rate of 2 Banco to 3 Riksgäld was enshrined by law, and notes of this series were denominated in both to allow either party in a transaction to settle accounts.
The system was abolished in 1855 when Sweden unified its currency under the Riksdaler Riksmynt, though notes of this type continued circulating legally until final demonetization in 1858.