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3 Riksdaler Specie / Riikin Daleria
| Issuer | Riksens Ständers Wäxel-Banco |
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| Year | 1812-1836 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Plain white note printed in black letterpress, with the denomination statement in a calligraphic blackletter script reading 'Tre Riksdaler Specie hafwer Sedelhafwaren insatt uti Riksiens Ständers Wäxel-Banco, hwilka han emot denna Sedel skal återbekomma,' followed by the place and manuscript date 'Stockholm den 25 Jul 1832.' A smaller printed anti-counterfeiting warning paragraph appears below, and the lower portion carries the bilingual denomination line 'Riksdaler Tre Specie. Kolme Kowaa Riikin Daleria' alongside the abbreviated denomination 'Rbs 3 Sp:' at lower left. Two manuscript signatures appear at right and bottom, with a serial number handwritten in ink at the upper centre. |
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| Reverse lettering | Rbs 3 Sp: |
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Riksens Ständers Wäxel-Banco — the Estates of the Realm Exchange Bank — was one of the oldest central banking institutions in the world, tracing its origins to 1668. By the time this note entered circulation in 1812, the bank was operating under severe strain from Sweden's Napoleonic-era military expenditures and had suspended specie redemption years earlier, making the "Specie" denomination something of a fiction in practice.
The Finnish subtitle "Riikin Daleria" reflects the political reality of the post-1809 period: Finland had been ceded to Russia, yet Swedish-issued currency continued circulating there under existing trade networks. The bilingual text is a residue of that lost territory, not a concession to any contemporary constituency.