2016-10-18 Tue

On October 3rd, the Swedish central bank introduced the last notes of the new currency series in the form of 100- and 500-krona bank notes and new 1-, 2-, and 5-krona coins. The obverse of the 100-krona note features the brilliant Swedish-American actress Greta Garbo who is also a three-time Academy Award nominee. The reverse depicts a beautiful scene from Stockholm, where she was brought up.

The 500-krona note features the opera singer Birgit Nilsson on the obverse and the Oresund Bridge in Skane County, where she lived, on the reverse.

The notes were printed by Crane Currency in Sweden with security strips, color-shifting image, and the anti-scanning rings of the Eurion Constellation.

The current 100-krona and 500-krona bank notes can be used until 30th June 2017. They will be demonetized one year after that.