Sweden is to have new banknotes and coins. The General Council of Sveriges Riksbank has decided on the themes and motifs for the new banknotes and coins. They also decided on the size and colours of the new notes.
It is important that cash payments function smoothly and that cash management is efficient. Today’s banknotes are of good quality, but they are 25 years old. The new banknotes and coins will give us more modern banknotes with improved security features. The new coins will be smaller and lighter. This will make transporting and handling coins simpler and cheaper, which in turn will have less impact on the environment.
Denominations and motifs
The banknotes will have the following portraits and nature and environment motifs:
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| 20 krona |
Astrid Lindgren
Photo: Jacob Forsell/Scanpix
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Småland |
| 50 krona |
 Evert Taube
Photo: Torbjörn Carlson/Scanpix |
Bohuslän |
| 100 kroana |
 Greta garbo
Photo: AFP/Scanpix |
Stockholm |
| 200 krona |
 Ingmar Bergman
Photo: Bertil Ericson/Scanpix |
Gotland |
| 500 krona |
 Birgit Nilsson
Photo:Sara Krulwich/Scanpix |
Skåne |
| 1,000 krona |
 Dag Hammarskjöld
Foto: Keystone/Scanpix |
Lappland |
New security features
All banknotes will be equipped with a new security feature, “Spark”, which is a colour-shifting ink. The colour shifts when the banknote is tilted. Special pigments in the ink give a three-dimensional visual image in the printing. Moreover, the higher denominations, that is, the 100, 200, 500 and 1,000 krona notes will have a further security feature known as “Motion”, which is a window thread with micro-lenses embedded into the banknote paper. The thread gives the impression of motion when the banknote is tilted. This feature is already used on the most recent version of the 1,000-krona banknote.
The coins
All of the coins apart from the 10-krona coin will have a new size and material. The 10-krona will remain unchanged.
The theme of the coins will be “Sweden’s head of state”. In addition to the denomination of the coins, they will also contain the text ”Sverige” (Sweden) and the year of issue, the initials of the designer and the Governor of Sveriges Riksbank, and the first letter of the name of the place they are issued. Moreover, the lesser coat of arms may be used on the coins.
The 1-krona and 2-krona coins are made of copper-plated steel, that is, they consist of a core of steel and a thin outer layer of copper.
The 5-krona and 10-krona coins are made of Nordic gold, which is made of almost 90 per cent copper.
The coins
Photo: Petter Karlgren
Schedule
During 2011 we will produce a schedule for introducing the banknotes and coins. The earliest possible time for replacing the notes and coins is 2014-2015.
Further information
If you want to know more, you can read about the designs, and so on via the links in the left-hand menu.
Frequently Asked Questions
Under this heading we have tried to answer the most common questions. You may find the answers to your questions here.