Catalog
5 Kronor
| Issuer | Sveriges Riksbank |
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| Year | 1954-1961 |
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| In circulation to | 31 December 1987 |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed portrait of King Gustaf VI Adolf within an oval vignette framed by laurel branches at centre-right, the king shown in three-quarter view wearing military dress with decorations. The bank title SVERIGES RIKSBANK appears at top, with the year in red at upper right and the denomination FEM KRONOR on a ribbon cartouche below the portrait. Two guilloche rosettes bearing the numeral 5 are placed at upper left and lower right, with two facsimile signatures of bank officials below the central vignette. |
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| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette of Svea, the female allegorical personification of Sweden, standing full-length in classical robes and wearing a crown, holding a sceptre, set before the quartered Swedish coat of arms. The oval central medallion is surrounded by an elaborate wreath of wheat ears and flowers set within a multicolour guilloche border of interlocking blue and red lathe-work patterns. A guilloche rosette with the numeral 5 appears at upper right. |
| Reverse lettering | HINC ROBUR ET SECURITAS 5 |
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