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50 Kronor
| Issuer | Stockholms Enskilda Bank |
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| Year | 1876 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse lettering | 50 FEMTIO |
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| Protection description | Note is perforated with 'SPECIMEN' and 'B.W.& Co. LONDON' cancellation punches through the face of the note. |
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Stockholms Enskilda Bank was a private commercial bank founded by the Wallenberg family in 1856 — one of the most consequential financial dynasties in Swedish history. By 1876, the bank was operating under Sweden's Banking Act of 1874, which still permitted private banks to issue their own notes, a practice that would eventually be phased out in favour of Riksbank monopoly over the following decades.
Bradbury, Wilkinson produced the plates in London, as was common for Scandinavian private banks seeking engraving quality unavailable domestically. The specimen perforation confirms this example never entered circulation — issued for archival or presentation purposes only.