5-kronor banknote printed 1890-1952 (invalid after 31 December 1987)
| Size |
121x70 millimetres |
| Watermark |
Head of Mercury in a cartouche in lower left corner; horizontal wave-lines elsewhere. |
| Face |
Engraving of "Mother Svea", seated, on the right side. |
| Reverse |
Portrait of Gustav I. Blue fibres inserted on the left side. |
5-kronor jubilee banknote printed in 1948, to commemorate King Gustav V’s 90th birthday on 16 July (invalid after 31 December 1987)
| Size |
121x70 millimetres |
| Watermark |
Head of Mercury in a cartouche in lower left corner, horizontal wave-lines elsewhere. |
| Face |
Portrait of Gustav V to the left, and his monogram to the right. |
| Reverse |
The national coat-of arms in the centre. Blue fibres inserted on the left side. |
5-kronor banknote printed 1954-1963 (invalid after 31 December 1987)
| Size |
121x70 millimetres |
| Watermark |
Portrait of Gustav VI Adolf in semi-profile. |
| Face |
Portrait of Gustav VI Adolf. |
| Reverse |
Engraving of "Mother Svea", standing and holding the national coat-of-arms. Red fibres inserted on the left side. |
1962-1963: Watermark: In the unprinted part a vertical sequence of portraits of Esias Tegnér; in the remainder of the note, the denomination "5KR" in horizontal lines. A security thread, to the right of the portrait, is used instead of red fibres.
5-kronor banknote printed from 1965-1981 (invalid after 31 December 1998)
| Size |
110x68 millimetres |
| Watermark |
Diagonal wave-lines forming a network of squares containing the figure "5". |
| Face |
Portrait of Gustav I. |
| Reverse |
Scene of Swedish woodland showing a wood-grouse and a spruce. |