The first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banknote" id="mwXg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Banknote">banknotes</a> in Europe are issued by the Swedish bank <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholms_Banco" id="mwXw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Stockholms Banco">Stockholms Banco</a>.