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2 Riksdaler Specie / Riikin Daleria
| Issuer | Riksens Ständers Wäxel-Banco |
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| Year | 1812-1834 |
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| Value | 2 Riksdaler Specie |
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| Obverse lettering | Rg 2 Sp. At Riksens Ständers Wäxel-Banco äro af Sedel-hafvaren insatte Två Riksdaler Specie, hvilka emot denna Sedel skola utbetalas. Stockholm d. 1816. Twå Riksdaler Specie. KAKSI Riikin Daleria. |
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| Protection type | Embossed dry stamp |
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Riksens Ständers Wäxel-Banco — the Estates of the Realm Exchange Bank — was the precursor to the Riksbank, governed directly by the Swedish Riksdag rather than the Crown. That arrangement, unique in European banking history, meant the institution answered to parliament at a time when most central banks remained instruments of royal finance. The bilingual Swedish-Finnish text on this issue reflects Finland's position as a Grand Duchy under Russian rule after 1809, with Stockholm still managing Finnish monetary circulation.
The embossed dry stamp was the primary anti-counterfeiting measure, applied individually to each note. Laid paper from this period is prone to vertical fold splits along chain lines — a known weakness in the stock used by the Banco during these decades.