Sweden has issued its first 4 new banknotes
The Sveriges Riksbank has issued the first four new banknotes of the new banknote series. The 20-, 50-, 200- and 1,000-krona banknotes have been issued on 1 October 2015. The 100- and 500-krona banknotes will become legal tender on 1 October 2016.
The following themes and portraits have been used for the first new notes:
- 20 kronor: Astrid Lindgren (writer), Småland
- 50 kronor: Evert Taube (writer, composer, singer), Bohuslän
- 200 kronor: Ingmar Bergman (director, producer, writer), Gotland
- 1000 kronor: Dag Hammarskjöld (diplomat, economist, writer), Lapland
Update 23-10-2015: on this site you can admire some of the designs that didn't make it.
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