Sweden (1914-1940)

This serie of banknotes belongs to the period in which, during WW1, Sweden was neutral, although it briefly occupied Åland islands (Finland) jointly with the Germans and then got closer to the Allies. After the war Sweden got industrialised and in that period began the creation of welfare state (known as Folkhemmet, whose birth was when Social Democrats leaded the government from 1932) which is characteristic of modern Sweden. The country mantained its neutal position also during WW2 despite allowing Germans cross the country to invade Norway. There are banknotes of 1 Swedish krona, 5 Swedish kronor, 10 Swedish kronor, 50 Swedish kronor, 100 Swedish kronor, 1,000 Swedish kronor and 10,000 Swedish kronor.

1 Swedish krona (en krona)

This banknote worth 1 krona was first circulated in 1918. On the main side right it can be seen Mother Svea sat, emblem and female personification of Sweden, usually represented as valkiria or squire. In the center there's the written value of the banknote and the name of the National Bank in Swedish (Sveriges Riksbank) and in opposite sides two 1's. The rest of the banknote is fulled with decorative elements and a text saying that the banknote is issued according the Currency law of May the 30th 1873. 
On the other side you can see the same that on the main side. This banknote has waves as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 12 cm x 6.7 cm.

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Sweden (1990-2015)

This serie of banknotes belongs to the period in which, after an economic crisis, in the 1991 elections the Social Democrats lost power in favor of the reformist Carl Bildt, who introduced economic measures such as privatizing some companies, lowering taxes and negotiating entry into the EU. In the 1994 elections the Social Democrats came back to power, first with Ingvar Carlsson as prime minister and then with Göran Persson, which lasted until 2006. In 1995 Sweden joined the EU and in 2000 the bridge linking Malmö and Copenhagen was built, symbol of European integration although in 2003 the country refused to join the euro. In addition these years were somewhat turbulent, with the murder of the foreign minister Anna Lindh and the disturbances of Gothenburg. In the 2006 elections the Alliance for Sweden won and Fredrik Reinfeldt was appointed prime minister, carrying out a reformist policy until 2014, when the Social Democrat Stefan Löfven won the elections. There are banknotes of 20 Swedish kronor, 50 Swedish kronor, 100 Swedish kronor, 500 Swedish kronor and 1,000 Swedish kronor.

20 Swedish kronor (tjugo kronor)

This banknote worth 20 kronor was first circulated in 1990. On the main side right it can be seen Selma Lagerlöf, Swedish writer who was the first winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1909. In the center there's a part of Gösta Berling's Saga and an image of Lagerlöf driving a carriage and a landscape in Värmland. Moreover there are two 20's, the written value of the banknote and the name of the National Bank in Swedish (Sveriges Riksbank). In the left it has a gap and the rest of the banknote is fulled with decorative elements. 
On the other side it can be seen a landscape of the play The Wonderful Adventures of Nils in which Nils and the goose Mårten fly in Skåne plains, in the south of Sweden. This side has also two 20's in the corners and the written value of the banknote. This banknote has Selma Lagerlöf's portrait as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 12 cm x 6.7 cm.

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Sweden (1940-1973)

This serie of banknotes belong to the period during WWII (in which Sweden was neutral) and the following Cold War, in which the country was neutral too, with the Socialdemocrat Party in the Government and the development of the industry. In the end of this period Sweden was a founding member of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). There are banknotes of 5 Swedish kronor, 10 Swedish kronor, 50 Swedish kronor, 100 Swedish kronor and 1,000 Swedish kronor.

5 Swedish kronor (fem kronor)

This banknotes worth 5 kronor was first circulated in 1940. On the main side right it can be seen Mother Svea sitted, emblem and personification femenine personificación of Sweden, usually represented as a valkiria or squire. In the center appears the written value of the banknote and the name of the National Bank in Swedish (Sveriges Riksbank) and in opposite corners, two 5's.
The rest of the banknote is fulled with decorative elements and a text saying that the banknote is printed following the Coin law from May the 30th 1873. On the other side of the banknote appears Gustav I (Gustav Vasa), 16th century Swedish king who made Sweden independent from Denmark and its first king. Next to him there are two 5's and twice the name of the National Bank, fulled with decorative elements. This banknote has waves as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 12 cm x 6.7 cm.

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Sweden (1973-1990)

This serie of banknotes belongs the years of Prime Minister of the Social Democrat Olof Palme in which Sweden opposed the conflict situations in South Africa and Vietnam and environmental awareness in the country increased, which ended in a referendum in 1980 that approved the closure of all nuclear power plants in 2010, the period of the centrist Thorbjörn Fälldin, the economic crisis and industrial transformation, being subsequently re-elected Palme, who was assassinated in 1986, succeeded by Ingvar Carlsson. There are banknotes of 5 Swedish kronor, 10 Swedish kronor, 50 Swedish kronor, 100 Swedish kronor and 1,000 Swedish kronor.

5 Swedish kronor (fem kronor)

This banknote worth 5 kronor was first circulated in 1973. On the main side right it can be seen Gustav I (Gustav Vasa), 16th century Swedish king who made Sweden independent from Denmark and its first king. In the center there's a 5 with a kind of hammer, the written value of the banknote and the name of the National Bank in Swedish (Sveriges Riksbank). In the left it has another 5 and the rest of the banknote is fulled with decorative elements. 
On the other side you can see a scene of a Swedish woodland with a wood-grouse and a spruce, drawed using geometric elements. This side has three 5's (one in every corner but in the upper left one). This banknote has a network of square containing 5's as digital watermark and coloured hairs scattered throughout the left portion of the banknote too. The size of this banknote is 11 cm x 6.8 cm. 

10 Swedish kronor (tio kronor)

This banknote worth 10 kronor was first circulated in 1973. On the main side right it can be seen Gustav VI Adolf, Swedish king between 1950 and 1973 whose political role was merely representative historically and culturally. In the center there's a the Three Crowns (Swedish coat of arms), two 10's, the written value of the banknote and the name of the National Bank in Swedish (Sveriges Riksbank). In the left it has another 10 and the rest of the banknote is fulled with decorative elements. 
On the other side you can see a scene of Northern Lights and three snowflakes. This side has two 10's (one in every corner but in the upper left one). This banknote has August Strindberg (one of the most important writers and dramatists in the history of Sweden) as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 12 cm x 6.8 cm.

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