🇸🇪Notes & Coins

Swedish krona · A floating Nordic currency outside the euro, with a strong cashless tilt.

Cash design is public art and anti-counterfeiting engineering at once. Swedish krona notes and coins carry portraits, landscapes and machine-readable features.

Series change as issuers fight forgers and refresh national imagery; older notes remain collectible long after withdrawal.

Banknotes

Swedish krona
Arild Vågen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

kr100 class

Modern series 1

A representative Swedish krona note class around the 100 denomination — portraits, monuments and colourways vary by series.

kr50 class

Modern series 2

A representative Swedish krona note class around the 50 denomination — portraits, monuments and colourways vary by series.

kr20 class

Modern series 3

A representative Swedish krona note class around the 20 denomination — portraits, monuments and colourways vary by series.

kr10 class

Modern series 4

A representative Swedish krona note class around the 10 denomination — portraits, monuments and colourways vary by series.

kr5 class

Modern series 5

A representative Swedish krona note class around the 5 denomination — portraits, monuments and colourways vary by series.

kr1 class

Modern series 6

A representative Swedish krona note class around the 1 denomination — portraits, monuments and colourways vary by series.

Coins

Swedish krona
Arild Vågen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Highest circulating

Highest circulating coin for Swedish krona: metal, edge and motif choices balance cost, durability and recognition.

Mid circulating

Mid circulating coin for Swedish krona: metal, edge and motif choices balance cost, durability and recognition.

Low circulating

Low circulating coin for Swedish krona: metal, edge and motif choices balance cost, durability and recognition.

Commemorative

Commemorative coin for Swedish krona: metal, edge and motif choices balance cost, durability and recognition.

Symbols & motifs

Unit symbol

The written symbol kr and ISO code SEK identify Swedish krona in commerce.

National motifs

Portraits, flora, fauna or architecture signal political identity on cash.

Colour language

Denominations use colour and size cues so users sort notes quickly.

Typographic mark

Serial fonts and microtext double as brand and security.

Security features

Watermark

80

Portrait or motif watermarks remain a first-line public check.

Security thread

75

Embedded or windowed threads show under light and machine sensors.

Holography / OVI

70

Optically variable inks and foils shift colour with tilt.

Microprinting

65

Tiny text defeats simple scanning and photocopying.

Polymer / substrate

60

Polymer or reinforced paper changes tear and soil resistance.

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