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50 Riksdaler Riksmynt
| Issuer | Sveriges Rikes Ständers Bank |
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| Year | 1859-1865 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in brown-black on cream paper, with an elaborate engraved border composed of interlocking guilloche and ornamental corner vignettes including allegorical figures, foliage, and ribbon banners. The Swedish royal coat of arms surmounted by a crown appears centrally at the top, flanked by the serial number designation "Nº" on either side. The bank name "Sweriges Rikes Ständers Bank" is rendered in large calligraphic script, with the denomination "FEMTIO" in bold letterpress between the words "Riksdaler" and "Riksmynt"; three oval panels bearing the numeral "50" are positioned at left, right, and bottom centre, and the place and date of issue "Stockholm den 2 Januarii 1861" appear in italic script at the lower centre. |
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| Reverse lettering | Sweriges Rikes Ständers Bank inlöser, vid anfordran, denna sedel à Riksdaler FEMTIO Riksmynt med 12½ Riksdaler i Silfwer, eller 100 Ort Tolf-lödigt myntat silfwer. Stockholm den 2 Januarii 1861 Nº |
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Sveriges Rikes Ständers Bank — the Estates' Bank, predecessor to Sveriges Riksbank — issued this denomination during a period when Sweden was actively transitioning toward decimal coinage. The Riksdaler Riksmynt had been introduced in 1855 as part of that decimalization, replacing the older Riksdaler Banco system, which made notes of this series among the first to denominate in the new unit.
At 50 Riksmynt, this was a substantial sum in circulation — roughly equivalent to several weeks of skilled labor wages. Notes of this value rarely passed through many hands before returning to the bank, which partly accounts for their relative scarcity in worn grades today.
The bank was formally renamed Sveriges Riksbank in 1866, one year after this series ended.