41

SWEDEN
Value

5 Kronor
Issued by

Sveriges Riksbank
Date

1948
Occasion

90th Birthday of King Gustav V
Remark

sold at twice of the denomination, while the differenting 5.00 Kronor came to a charity found of the king.
1.000.000 banknotes were printed an wrapped with a commemorative text printed on the foil, but only 172.819 pieces were sold.
The remaining notes were destroyed after the demonetizing in 1987.
Unwrapped notes were not available by Svergies Riksbank. The unwrapping was done by the people themselves.

 King Gustav V

  Arms
41a

without transparent package

41b

with transparent package and red printing ("for the benefit of Gustaf V's ninety-year fund for Sweden's youth.")
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