Motion (a moving image in the striped band) - this shows the denomination of 1,000 kronor and a crown that appears to move when the note is tilted. This detail applies only to the 1,000-krona note with a foil strip.
The watermark consists of thickening and thinning of the paper, which forms a pattern showing the same portrait as depicted in colour on the face of the note. If you hold the note up to the light, the watermark can be seen on the left-hand side of the face of the note. The watermark is also visible on the back of the note when you hold the note up to the light. On the banknotes with a foil strip, you can also see the denomination in the watermark. The denomination is lighter than the rest of the paper.
The security thread is inserted during the papermaking process. It is visible as a dark line when the note is held up to the light and can be felt as a slight ridge. On the notes with a foil strip, the thread is wider and contains two types of legible texts, mini text that can be read without external aid and micro lettering that can be read with the aid of a magnifying glass.
The banknote paper is made from raw cotton. This gives the paper a special texture. The banknote paper is non-fluorescent; i.e. it does not reflect ultraviolet light. Other paper may show a blue sheen.
The foil strip on the 100-krona and 500-krona banknotes, and on the new 50-krona and 1,000-krona notes contains a hologram (three-dimensional image) that shows the denomination and three crowns (on the 100-krona and 500-krona notes), a rose (the 50-krona note) or a ship (the 1,000-krona note).
Shimmering gold colour can be found on the 100-krona and 500-krona notes and shows the denomination and three crowns. Shimmering gold colour showing the denomination and a crown can be found on the 50-krona and 1,000-krona notes. The colour is known as mother-of-pearl and gives a slight, but clear change in hue when the paper is tilted. It is visible on the reverse of the note.
Hand-engraved portraits and etched denominations on the face of the notes, as well as some other details, are reproduced in intaglio print. This gives a raised effect when printing - the surface feels slightly rough.
Micro letterings are inlaid in each denomination. They need to be enlarged considerably to be legible.
The banknote number is printed in black ink that fluoresces (lights up) yellowish-green under ultraviolet light. There are also different texts or patterns in fluorescent ink on both the face and reverse of the different denominations of banknote. In addition, there are fibres on the notes that can only be seen under ultraviolet light.
The see through picture is a pattern on the banknotes with a foil strip. The picture is on the face of the note, in the bottom left-hand corner, below the watermark. When you hold the note up to the light, the front image fits exactly with the image on the reverse side of the banknote to form a pattern showing the denomination of the note.