Sweden - 2015 Series (Prefix B - 2014 Prints)

Issue Date: 01.10.2015
Signatures
Stefan Nils Magnus Ingves - Governor
Johan Gernandt - Chairman of the General Council of the Riksbank (Swedish National Bank)

Twenty Kronor (Krona)

ND2014(2015), P69

Reverse

Fifty Kronor

ND2014(2015), P70b

Reverse

One Hundred Kronor

ND2014(2015), P71a

Reverse

Two Hundred Kronor

ND2014(2015), P72b

Reverse

Five Hundred Kronor

ND2014(2015), P73a

Reverse

One Thousand Kronor

ND2014(2015), P74

Reverse

A very nice set of new series of notes even though it is not a full set yet. This is the first of the two stages for the release of the new series. These four notes (20, 50, 200 & 1000 Kronor) were released to the public on 1.10.2015. All notes depict a well known Swedish person on the front with common features such as yellowish omron rings on the left, the three Swedish crowns on the bottom right and all notes have a design of the map of Sweden on the back. It seems that letter B is the first prefix for this newly release, however it was reported that two notes - 50 and 200 Kronor, were also printed with prefix A. According to the central bank, those prefix A notes were first printed in 2013. Prefix B were printed in 2014. It is not sure why the bank has used the letter prefix to determine as the printing year. The height of each notes are all measured at 66mm and the length of each note is extended by approx. 6.9mm from 119.5mm (20 Kroner) to 154mm (1000 Kroner). Whilst a full set was printed for the 2014 year, the remaining two notes (100 and 500 Kroner) will be made available sometime in October 2016. There are not many countries left in western Europe that are still having it's own currency, and despite Sweden is a member of the EU community since 1.1.1995, they have yet to adopt the Euro currency system. In all only 3 western European nations still having it's own currency identity. The other two are the United Kingdom (including the Channel Islands, Isle of Man and Gibraltar) and Denmark. Out of the current 28 EU members, only 19 member States are using the Euro.

Date of release:-
20, 50, 100, 200, 500 & 1000 Kronor = 01.10.2015 (ps. I can't be sure if the 100 and 500 Kronor were also released in 2015 together with all other denominations as it was not reported then until late 2016).