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In 2015 and 2016, new banknotes and coins were introduced into circulation in Sweden. A new 200-kroner banknote is also being introduced. In addition, we are resuming the issue of 2 crown coins. Banknotes will have new features of authenticity, providing better protection against counterfeiting, and coins will become smaller and lighter.

Banknotes and coins will be put into circulation in two stages: in October 2015 and October 2016. For some time, both currently used and new banknotes and coins will be in circulation. Old banknotes and coins will be gradually withdrawn from circulation (except for the 10-kroner coin, which cannot be replaced). To avoid having invalid banknotes and coins on your hands, use them when paying for services or deposit them into your bank account as soon as possible. When you receive a new banknote, tilt it to ensure it is genuine. You should see some images change color while others move and change shape.

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New banknotes from October 2015 October 1, 2015

The Riksbank begins issuing new banknotes in denominations of 20, 50 and 1000 kroner with a new design. A new 200-kroner banknote is also being introduced. You may not see new banknotes right away because old ones remain in circulation for a while.

You can verify the authenticity of a banknote by tilting it

The new banknotes are equipped with features of authenticity that make counterfeiting difficult. By tilting the banknote you can check its authenticity.

Security strip

Vertical strip with three windows. The windows contain images that change position and shape when the banknote is tilted.

Color changing image

The image smoothly changes color from gold to green when the banknote is tilted.

Security strip

The new 200 CZK and 1000 CZK banknotes have a vertical security stripe.

The strip comes to the surface in three windows.

These windows show images that move when the banknote is tilted, and the letters "KR" are replaced by an image of a royal crown.

The security strip is located to the left of the portrait on the front side of the banknote.

The color of the stripe depends on the denomination of the banknote.

Color changing image

The new banknotes also feature a color-changing image that relates to the person depicted in the portrait. This image also shows the denomination of the banknote. The image and denomination gradually change color from gold to green when the banknote is tilted. The image is located to the right of the portrait on the front side of the banknote.

Banknotes also have a number of other signs of authenticity. Information about them is on the Riksbank website: riksbank.se/kollapengarna

Banknotes that will become invalid after 30 June 2016

You can use current banknotes in denominations of 20, 50 and 1000 kroons up to and including 30 June 2016 to pay for purchases and deposit funds into your bank account. After June 30, 2016, it will no longer be possible to pay for purchases with these banknotes. Their depositing into a bank account will be possible until August 31, 2016 inclusive.

Don't put it off until the last minute! Banks and stores may impose restrictions on accepting cash. Information about this can be obtained from your store or bank.

After 31 August 2016, the Riksbank will exchange invalid banknotes with a fee of SEK 100.

Why banks should ask questions

If you intend to deposit money into a bank account or conduct another banking transaction, you must be prepared to answer questions about the source of funds and present valid identification. In some cases, the bank may also ask to see contracts, checks, invoices or other documents confirming that you received the money. This is due to the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act, which states, among other things, that banks are required to investigate the source of funds in accounts. This check must be carried out even if there is no suspicion of the criminal origin of the money. The purpose of this Act is to prevent banks and other financial institutions from being used for money laundering, that is, turning money obtained from crime into money deposited in a bank account that can be used. The law applies to all financial institutions in the EU. The Riksbank also complies with the requirements of the Anti-Money Laundering Act.

What will happen to the 100 and 500 kroner banknotes and coins?

In October 2016, the Riksbank will begin issuing new banknotes in denominations of 100 and 500 kroner, as well as new coins in denominations of 1, 2 and 5 kroner. The 10 crown coin will remain in circulation unchanged. The 100 and 500 kroner banknotes currently in use, as well as coins, with the exception of the 10 kroner coin, will become invalid after 30 June 2017.

Additional information about new banknotes and coins, as well as banknotes and coins being withdrawn from circulation, will be provided next year.

Use coins now!

Remember: with the exception of the 10 crown coin, all coins will become invalid in 2017. Use your coins now, especially if you have a lot of them. This way you do not risk being left with invalid coins in your hands. Banks and stores may impose restrictions on accepting cash, so do not leave this issue until the last minute.

The Swedish krona is the national currency of Sweden. Today, 1 crown contains 100 öre. The currency has the world symbol Skr, SEK. The country's cash circulation uses paper notes of 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 crowns and coins of 1, 5, 10 crowns. Despite the fact that Sweden is a member of the European Union, it is in no hurry to transfer the national monetary system to the euro. The export of Swedish krona from the territory of the country is limited - it is allowed to export no more than 6 thousand crowns in paper bills.

Most Swedish banks are open from Monday to Thursday from 9:30 to 15:00. Currency exchange offices at airports, train stations, and main post offices are open seven days a week. Prices in Sweden are quite high: a small lunch - 100 CZK, lunch in a restaurant - from 1000 CZK, a blouse - from 600 to 1500 CZK, shoes 400-1500 CZK, travel from the airport to the city - 600 CZK, 10 trips around the city - about 150 CZK Prices are generally rounded to the nearest 0.5 kroons.

The crown did not always exist in the form in which it is presented today.

History of origin

For a very long period of time, copper money was the means of payment in Sweden. Coins were minted round in the 1st and 2nd eras, rhombic in the 4th, 8th and 16th eras, and square in the 2nd, 4th, 8th, 12th, 15th and 16th eras. These were the most inconvenient and heaviest coins in all history - the heaviest was in denomination of 10 dalers and weighed 19 kg. 710!!!

Ere, daler, riksdaler

In 1522, under King Gustav I Vasa of Sweden, a silver öre coin weighing 4.39 g was minted for the first time (the weight of silver in it was 1.37 g). At the end of the 16th century, the main means of payment became the daler, which was equal to 32 Ere. The quality of silver öre gradually deteriorated (1604-1624, 1 öre weighed 1.62 g and contained 0.4 g of silver), while the quality of daler did not change. To distinguish the daler as a unit of account from the daler as a coin, a new silver coin was introduced in 1604 - the riksdaler.

Over time, money constantly depreciated, and the minting of easy money could no longer satisfy all demand (in 1712, 1 riksdaler = 2 silver dalers = 9 copper dalers). A way out of this situation was proposed by Johan Palmstrich - in 1661 he opened the first bank in the country, Stockholms Banco, and put paper money into circulation. This was the first paper money not only in Sweden, but throughout Europe. Money could be freely passed from hand to hand. Later, in 1668, the Rikets Standers Bank was founded, which was subordinate to parliament. Subsequently, this bank will become the central bank of Sweden.

Crown

Almost 2 centuries later, in 1873, Sweden, Denmark, and Norway joined the Scandinavian Monetary Union. It was then that the Swedish krona was introduced into circulation with a content of 0.4032258 g of gold. In 1876, bronze 1, 2 and 5 öre, 10, 20 crowns made of gold, as well as silver coins in 10, 25, 50 öre, 1 and 2 crowns, appeared in use. Since 1881, 5 crown coins have been issued in gold. During the First World War, participating countries stopped using the gold standard, their currencies were devalued each to their own extent. There was a shortage of metal, and Swedish coins were minted from iron rather than bronze.

Origin of the word crown

The word “crown” in modern language has two meanings: the top of a tree and a type of coin. At first glance, these seem to be two completely different words. However, this is not so: both words come from the same root krone, which means crown. All coins depict a crown, which is why they are called a crown, and the upper part of the tree is, as it were, its crown. In turn, the root krone is a derivative of the ancient Greek word κορώνη - crow. How did it happen that the crow became the crown? The hooked raven beak became the reason for the figurative use of this word, one of which is the meaning of crown (crown).

Modern banknotes and coins.

Banknotes

From an artistic point of view, Sweden's paper currency is very skillfully made. The crown, along with its colorful and original appearance, has a high security system. In addition to all other degrees of protection, the banknote has a coded magnetic stripe, the counterfeit of which is almost impossible. The Swedish company Crane AB produces Swedish banknotes and develops security elements.

It should be noted that banknotes of different denominations have different sizes. This is made for ease of use by blind people. The design of the currency was carried out by several artists who were able to perfectly depict sights and cultural values.

The following banknotes are currently in use:

20 Swedish kronor - Selma Lagerlöf (on the obverse), the hero of the children's novel "Nils's Wonderful Journey with the Wild Geese" (on the reverse);

Selma Lagerlöf is the first woman writer to receive the most prestigious international Nobel Prize. Initially, her novel was conceived as a school textbook on geography.

50 SEK - Jenny Lind (on obverse), silver harp (on reverse);

Jenny Lind is an opera singer. On the obverse there is a microtext of a quote from Arnold Schoenberg: “Music carries a prophecy that reveals that higher form of life to which humanity is moving. And this is because the prophecy is addressed to people of all races and nationalities."

On the reverse there is an image of a silver harp, its range and a fragment from the score of the composer Sven-David.

100 Swedish kronor - Carl Linnaeus (on the obverse), an image of a pollinated flower (on the reverse);

Carla Linnaeus was the first president of the Swedish Academy of Sciences, the author of a system for classifying various animals and plants (about 1,500 species). The obverse has microtext: “Find the amazing in all things, even the simplest.” This was the scientist's motto.

500 SEK - King Charles XI (on the obverse), scientist Karl Polhey (on the reverse);

Charles XI made a very great contribution to strengthening Swedish statehood, reforming the army, and introduced the best recruit training system in Europe.

Karl Polhey is a scientist in the field of metallurgy. Next to the portrait there are mathematical calculations taken from the scientist’s notebooks.

1000 SEK - Gustav Vasa (on the obverse), harvest scene (on the reverse).

Gustav Vasa is the "father of Swedish statehood". On the banknote there is a microtext with his saying, taken from a letter in which he ordered the translation of the Bible into Swedish: “Let them have the Holy Scriptures in their own language” (SCRIPTURAM IN PROPRIA HABEANT LINGUA). The harvest scene is taken from an interpretation by the Swedish priest Olaus Magnus. The top of the banknote features a solar disk. The sun contains a hidden image of a crescent moon, which glows under ultraviolet light. This is one of the security elements of the banknote.

Coins

Today, for minting they use a copper-nickel alloy (coins of 1 and 5 crowns) and an aluminum-brass alloy, which is called “Scandinavian gold” (10 crowns). On the obverse of 1 crown coins and more, the monarch of Sweden is depicted (with the exception of the coin of 5 crowns). crowns), and on the reverse side is the coat of arms of Sweden or the crown. On many coins the motto of the king's family is written: “For Sverige i tiden” - “For Sweden - always!” Since 2010, due to its low purchasing power, the coin in the 50th era. is not legal tender.

1 crown coin

20 crowns - Astrid Lindgren (obverse), Småland (reverse);

Astrid Lindgren is an outstanding writer. From her pen came such works known to all of us as: “Pippi Longstocking”, “The Kid and Carlson Who Lives on the Roof”, “Emilia from Lenneberga” and many others.

50 crowns - Evert Taube (on the obverse), Boguslan (on the reverse);

Evert Axel Taube is a famous singer.

100 crowns - Greta Garbo (on the obverse), Stockholm (on the reverse);

Greta Garbo is a Swedish actress who was awarded an Oscar for her contribution to the development of cinema. Pictures with her participation: “Flesh and the Devil”, “Love”, “Mata Hari”, “Grand Hotel”.

200 crowns - Ingmar Bergman (on the obverse), Gotland (on the reverse);

Ingmar Bergman is a famous theater and film director, screenwriter, and writer. His films have received great recognition from the world community: “Strawberry Field”, “Smiles of a Summer Night”, “Silence”, “The Seventh Seal”, “Passion”.

500 kroner - Birgit Nilsson (on obverse), Skane (on reverse);

An entire era is associated with the opera singer La Nilsson, as she was called on the world's leading stages.

1000 kroner - Dag Hammarskjöld (on the obverse), Lapland (on the reverse).

Gene. UN Secretary, international statesman, world Nobel Prize laureate, and also a religious philosopher and poet. Died in a plane crash in 1961.

The banknotes will depict 3 men and 3 women - thus the central bank tried to maintain gender equality. However, if we take into account the denomination of the money, then banknotes with the image of men amount to 1250 kroons, and women - only 620 kroons.

Sweden's central bank believes in a cashless future.

The country's main financial institution is preparing the technical basis for issuing its own digital currency. CBDC representatives believe that e-krona will provide access to financial services for all segments of the population. The Riksbank began implementing this project back in 2017.

Is a cashless future near?

“It takes time to make a decision to introduce the e-krona into circulation. However, analytical work must be carried out continuously. This will increase knowledge about the possibilities and consequences of implementing e-krona. This will also allow us to develop and test various solutions.",” notes the Riksbank.

It must be said that representatives of the financial institution are considering the possibility of issuing electronic currency, which can be stored both in an account in the Riksbank and on a bank card or in an application for mobile phones.

“The development of various options for the electronic crown will provide the bank with more room for maneuver,” the financial institution believes.

As you know, more than half of the Swedes, when joining the European Union, voted for maintaining their national currency and against the introduction of the euro. This was back in 1995. “Swedish krona” is the name of the Swedish currency. It was introduced in 1873, replacing the currency called the Swedish Riksdaler. If you translate the word “krona” from Scandinavian languages ​​into Russian, then “krona” means “crown”.

Some Swedish coins have her image on one of their sides. It is believed that Swedish money is very beautiful - many tourists do not even worry about what souvenir to bring from Sweden, but simply bring banknotes and coins as a souvenir.

Sweden currently has banknotes in denominations of 20 SEK, 50 SEK, 100 SEK, 200 SEK, 500 SEK and 1000 SEK (SEK is the international letter for the Swedish Krona) and coins in denominations of 1 SEK, 5 SEK and 10 SEK. Previously, there were still eras equal to 1/100 of a crown, but since 2010, era coins began to be removed from circulation, and all prices were rounded up to whole crowns.

Cards, cash and exchange offices

What currency to take on a trip? The most convenient and profitable way to pay in Sweden is with a plastic card - they are accepted everywhere. And throughout the country there are a huge number of 24-hour ATMs if you suddenly decide to withdraw money. In fact, you can withdraw cash even in any store at the checkout, if you pay for goods with a card and want to withdraw an amount of up to 2000 CZK. If you don’t have a plastic card and this option doesn’t suit you, you can bring it to.

Many shops, hotels, cafes and restaurants in tourist cities in Sweden will certainly accept them, but you should always remember that the exchange commission in such establishments may be too high, or you will be quoted euros at a very unfavorable rate. It is more profitable to immediately exchange euros for crowns at special exchange offices, for example Forex. Not all Swedish banks can now exchange currency, or the banks have too high a commission and do not have the most favorable exchange rate. There are exchange offices in almost every city, they are open every day from 7 am to 9 pm, banks are open only on weekdays and only until 3 pm.

What do banknotes and coins look like?

Swedish banknotes and coins are considered some of the most beautiful currencies in the world. If they fall into your hands, be sure to look at the images on each of the bills.

On the 20 kroner banknote you can see Selma Lagerlöf (Swedish writer; she is also the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature) on one side and the hero of the children's novel written by Lagerlöf, “The Miraculous Journey of Nils”, on the other.

The 50 SEK features Jenny Lind (an opera singer from Sweden) and a silver harp. At 100 SEK there is Carl Linnaeus (Swedish physician and creator of a system for classifying flora and fauna) and a pollinated flower. At 500 SEK there are portraits of two Charleses - Charles XI (king, reigned from 1660 to 1697) and Charles Polhey (scientist) with his mathematical calculations. Well, for 1000 - the “father of Swedish statehood” Gustav Vasa is on one side of the bill, and on the other side there is a picture of the harvest.

Basically, almost all Swedish coins have an image of the monarch, and on the other side - an image of the coat of arms or crown. Some have the motto of the royal family, which sounds like “For Sverige i tiden” and means “For Sweden - always.”

Interesting fact: The Swedish Central Bank has decided to make some changes for 2015. A 200 SEK note and a 2 SEK coin will appear. There will also be banknotes with new images. As far as we know, these will be portraits of 3 men and 3 women - this is how the bank is trying to show gender equality.

Currency in Sweden: krona rate

What is the ratio of the Swedish krona to the dollar, euro, ruble and hryvnia? Currently 10 SEK is equal to 1.5631 USD, that is 1.1246 EUR.

If we exchange 10 Swedish kronor for our currency, we will receive 57.2897 rubles, or 15.1624 hryvnia.
The CZK exchange rate changes from day to day, so be sure to check it before your trip.

Prices and salaries in Sweden

Let's look at some prices and salaries in terms of national currency. So, having breakfast for two will cost an average of 150 CZK, trying a buffet for lunch will cost the same amount (70-80 CZK per person), and dinner will cost a little more - 300 or more. The cost of one trip on public transport will cost from 20 to 35 CZK, and a taxi from the airport costs approximately 470-520. Rental housing in Sweden ranges from 3,000 to 11,000 crowns per month, depending on the city and region. Renting a 3-room apartment will cost 5000-6000 per month. Wireless Internet costs CZK 300 per month. Going to a movie costs from 80 to 125.

If you compare prices with Russian ones, you can say that prices there are quite steep. What is the salary of the Swedes? The average salary is approximately 20,000 CZK after tax, the minimum salary for a person without special education is approximately 14,000 after tax. Lawyers, politicians and doctors earn the most. The approximate salary of a Swedish general practitioner is on average 40,000 – 50,000 after tax. In a private clinic 60,000 - 90,000 after tax.

If you do, then you should know about the minimum budget per person per day - it is 200 SEK. For this money you can live in a camp in the forest and eat some semi-finished products, nothing more. If the budget is at least 1000 per day, then you can no longer save on transport, live in more or less decent hotels and eat in cafes.