Banknotes
In 1874, notes were introduced by the Riksbank in denominations of 1 krona and 5, 10, 50, 100 and 1000 kronor. The 1 krona was only initially issued for two years, although it reappeared between 1914 and 1920. In 1939 and 1958, 10,000 kronor notes were issued.
The 5 kronor bill was discontinued in 1981, although a coin had been issued since 1972. In 1985, the 500 kronor bill was introduced. With the introduction of a 10 kronor coin in 1991, production of 10 kronor bills ceased and a 20 kronor bill was introduced. Production of 50 kronor bills was suspended that year but resumed in 1996.
In 2006, the Riksbank introduced a new 1000 kronor note which is the first bill to contain the "Motion" security feature developed by Crane, then called Tumba Bruk. Crane AB, located in Tumba, Sweden, prints all of the kronor banknotes.
Banknotes of the latest series are:
| Current series | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image | Value | Dimensions | Main Color | Description | |||
| Obverse | Reverse | Obverse | Reverse | ||||
| 20 kronor | 120 × 67 mm | Purple | Selma Lagerlöf | Nils Holgersson flying over Scania | |||
| 50 kronor | 120 × 77 mm | Green | Jenny Lind | Key harp and its tonal range | |||
| 100 kronor | 140 × 72 mm | Blue | Carl von Linné | Bee pollinating a flower | |||
| 500 kronor | 150 × 82 mm | Red | Charles XI | Christopher Polhem | |||
| 1000 kronor | 160 x 82 mm | Grey | Gustav Vasa | A harvest picture from Olaus Magnus' Description | |||
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