The first banknotes
Europe’s first banknotes came from Sweden. They were issued by Stockholms Banco in 1661 (1). But the bank soon went bankrupt, and banknotes were banned. Sveriges Riksbank – the world’s oldest central bank – was founded not long afterwards. And banknotes came back. They even became more common than coins in the 18th century.
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5 daler kopparmynt, Stockholms banco, 1662
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Kungl. Maj:ts Ständers Bank, 1692
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10 daler silvermynt, Stockholms banco, 1666
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120 daler kopparmynt, Riksens Ständers Wäxel Banco, 1729
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450 daler kopparmynt, Riksens Ständers Banco, 1682-05-17
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819 daler kopparmynt, Stockholms banco, 1660
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