1,000-kronor banknote printed 1894-1950 (invalid after 31 December 1987)
Size |
210x121 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. |
1,000- kronor banknotes of the 1890 type that were issued prior to October 28, 1909 have blue-toned paper instead of pink. These banknotes have red fibres instead of blue on the reverse side.
1,000-kronor banknote printed 1952-1973 (invalid after 31 December 1987)
Size |
210x121 millimeter |
Watermark |
Portrait of Gustav V in profile. |
Face |
Engraving of "Mother Svea", standing on a pedestal and holding the national coat-of-arms. |
Reverse |
Portrait of Gustav V in profile. |
Banknotes prior to 1971 contain red and blue fibres in the right part of the reverse side. Banknotes printed in 1971 and later contain a vertical security thread, to the right of the "Mother Svea" engraving, instead of the red and blue fibres.
1,000-kronor banknote printed 1976-1988 (invalid after 31 December 1998)
Size |
180x82 millimetres |
Watermark |
Portrait of Jöns Jacob Berzelius. Vertical security thread. |
Face |
Dominated by an engraving, in brown, of Karl XIV Johan. |
Reverse |
Scene illustrating the Bessemer steel furnace. |