Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden Central Bank) has released Sweden new banknotes images that will start to circulate in early October 2015. On 25 Mac 2013, The Riksbank has reached agreement with the copyright holders for the images and symbols that will be used on the new banknotes. In connection with this, the portrait of Dag Hammarskjöld on the 1000-krona banknote has been replaced. The new portrait is based on a photograph taken by the Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh. The Riksbank pay (Swedish krona)SEK85,000 to the copyright holders for the seven large images as a one-off payment for using the images.
Sweden new banknotes:
Photo of Astrid Lindgren: Jacob Forsell/ Scanpix
Drawing of Pippi Långstrump: Ingrid Vang Nyman/ Saltkråkan
Photo of Evert Taube: Bengt Adin
Notes from Evert Taubes ”Så länge skutan kan gå”/ Universal Music Publishing
Photo of Greta Garbo: Clarence Sinclair Bull/Warner Bros
Photo of Ingmar Bergman: Frederick-Edwin Bertin
Photo from the filming of ”Sjunde inseglet”: Louis Huch/Svensk filmindustri
Photo of Birgit Nilsson and from the performance of ”Valkyrian”: Enar Merkel Rydberg/Kungliga Operan
Photo of Dag Hammarskjöld: Yousuf Karsh
Photo from Lappland: Claes Grundsten
The new banknotes will be made of cotton and will be smaller than the current ones. The height of all denominations will be 66 mm, while the length will vary between 120 and 154 mm. The banknotes will be equipped with special features in intaglio print for the visually impaired.
The Riksbank is also publishing the texts that will form the basis for the mini- and micro-texts on the new banknotes. The mini- and micro-texts are interwoven with the banknotes' motifs and act as extra security features.
The texts are linked to the individuals portrayed on the respective banknotes. The 20-krona banknote, for example, will contain a line from "Pippi Longstocking", one of Astrid Lindgren's most famous books, while the 500-krona banknote will have a text listing Birgit Nilsson's operatic roles. All the mini- and micro-texts are available on the Riksbank's website.
