The Swedish Central Bank, Sveriges Riksbank, has unveiled Sweden new coins that will start circulated in October 2016. For the first time in modern Swedish history, all banknotes and coins will be changed, except for the 10-krona coin. A 2-krona coin will be issued again, for the first time since 1971.
The new coins will be smaller and weigh half as much as the present ones. In addition, they are completely nickel-free. The coins have King Carl XVI Gustav as motif. A parallel theme is "sun, wind and water". The 10-krona coin will remain unchanged.
"Many years of preparatory work is now reaching its conclusion. Today, we are pleased to be able to present the new banknotes and coins which will provide Sweden with safe and efficient cash for many years to come. These banknotes will take us on an exciting cultural journey from Birgit Nilsson and the Öresund Bridge in the south to Dag Hammarskjöld and the Three-Country Cairn in the north", says Stefan Ingves.
Sveriges Riksbank will also introduced a new banknotes, four of the new banknotes will arrive in October this year. They will have a completely new appearance and there will be a new denomination: a 200-krona banknote.
The new banknotes are smaller than the current ones and have completely new motifs. On the obverse can be found some of Sweden's foremost cultural personalities of the 20th century. On the reverse are natural and environmental motifs connected to the personalities. The banknotes have new security features providing better protection against counterfeiting. One new feature is that the banknotes can be tilted to check that they are genuine. This is because they have images that change colour and images that move and shift between motifs.
1-krona coin
Technical Specifications:
Valid from October 2016
Colour: Copper.
Metal content: Copper-plated steel, which is to sat a core of steel with a thin outer layer of copper.
Weight: 3.60 grammes.
Diameter: 19.50 millimetres.
Thickness: 1.79 millimetres.
Edge: Milled
Designer: Ernst Nordin.
2-krona coin
Technical Specifications:
Valid from October 2016
Colour: Copper.
Metal content: Copper-plated steel, which is to sat a core of steel with a thin outer layer of copper.
Weight: 4.80 grammes.
Diameter: 22.50 millimetres.
Thickness: 1.79 millimetres.
Edge: Partially milled, partially smooth
Designer: Ernst Nordin.
5-krona coin
Technical Specifications:
Valid from October 2016
Colour: Gold.
Metal content: Alloy of copper, aluminium, zinc and tin.
Weight: 6.10 grammes.
Diameter: 23.75 millimetres.
Thickness: 1.95 millimetres.
Edge: Smooth
Designer: Ernst Nordin
