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500-kronor banknote
500-kronor banknote in a blue shade
(invalid after 31 December 1998)
Size
150x82 millimetres
Watermark
The watermark repeats the main motif: a portrait of King Karl XI.
Face
A portrait of King Karl XI.
Reverse
The reverse engraving depicts Christopher Polhem, the "father of Swedish engineering".
500-kronor banknote
(invalid after 31 December 2005)
Size
150x82 millimetres
Watermark
The watermark repeats the main motif: a portrait of King Karl XI.
Face
A portrait of King Karl XI.
Reverse
The reverse engraving depicts Christopher Polhem, the "father of Swedish engineering".
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