Sverigis Riksbank, Sweden’s central bank, has unveiled the artistic starting point for its new series of banknotes. The competition concluded in April 2012 and the jury chose “Kulturresan/Cultural journey” as the winning design. The General Council of the Riksbank decided that Göran Österlund’s entry “Kulturresan/Cultural journey” would form the artistic starting point for the new banknotes.
- 20 kronor: Astrid Lindgren, Småland
- 50 kronor: Evert Taube, Bohuslän
- 100 kronor: Greta Garbo, Stockholm
- 200 kronor: Ingmar Bergman, Gotland
- 500 kronor: Birgit Nilsson, Skåne
- 1000 kronor: Dag Hammarskjöld, Lappland
Courtesy of Marcus Jansson and Thomas Krause.