50 kronor 2002 — Sweden ( Pick: 62a )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 50 kronor issued in Sweden in 2002. It is cataloged under Pick number 62a, identifying it within the documented banknotes of this type.
The front design features a deep olive-brown color on a multicolor underprint, depicting Jenny Lind at the center, music lines to the left, and a stage to the right. The back design includes a violin, a treble clef with a line of notes, and an abstract musical design. A watermark of Jenny Lind is repeated throughout.
This note measures 120 x 77 mm and is printed on paper. It is signed by Sven Hulterström and Urban Bäckström. The variant includes the signature of Urban Bäckström, associated with the years 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, and 2002. The design highlights Sweden's cultural heritage through its tribute to a renowned opera singer and composer.
The front design features a deep olive-brown color on a multicolor underprint, depicting Jenny Lind at the center, music lines to the left, and a stage to the right. The back design includes a violin, a treble clef with a line of notes, and an abstract musical design. A watermark of Jenny Lind is repeated throughout.
This note measures 120 x 77 mm and is printed on paper. It is signed by Sven Hulterström and Urban Bäckström. The variant includes the signature of Urban Bäckström, associated with the years 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, and 2002. The design highlights Sweden's cultural heritage through its tribute to a renowned opera singer and composer.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Sven Hulterström & Urban Bäckström
- Date of issue
- 2002
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Brown and purple
- Dimensions
- 120 x 77 mm
- Pick catalog
- 62a
About this banknote
The Sveriges Riksbank issued the 50-kronor banknote (Pick 62a) in 2002 as part of a series introduced in 1996. This series featured enhanced security elements, including a foil strip, to combat counterfeiting. The 50-kronor note was demonetized on December 31, 2013.
The front of the banknote displays a portrait of opera singer Jenny Lind at the center, musical notes from Vincenzo Bellini's opera "Norma" to the left, and a depiction of Stockholm's old opera house to the right. The reverse features a silver bass nyckelharpa (keyed fiddle) and its tonal range, an excerpt from Sven-David Sandström's "Pictures for Percussion and Orchestra," and a stylized Swedish landscape. The note measures 120 x 77 mm and includes a watermark of Jenny Lind.
