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50 Kronor
| Issuer | Sveriges Riksbank |
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| Year | 1955-1958 |
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| Size | 165 x 100 mm |
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| Reverse lettering | SVERIGES RIKSBANK KRONOR 50 KRONOR |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Tumba Bruk, the Riksbank's own paper mill established in 1755, produced both the paper and the printing for this series — an unusual degree of vertical integration that gave Sweden tighter control over its currency production than most contemporary central banks enjoyed. By the mid-1950s, Tumba's facilities were among the most technically self-sufficient in Europe.
Pick 44 belongs to the postwar rationalization of Swedish currency design, a period when the Riksbank was quietly retiring the elaborate older series. The 50 Kronor denomination saw relatively modest circulation volumes compared to lower denominations, and surviving examples frequently show heavy use — the 1950s Swedish public genuinely spent these rather than saved them.