{"product_id":"sweden-p-63-20-kronor-1997-2008-vf-writer-lagerlof-goose-woman-lgbt","title":"Sweden P-63 20 Kronor 1997-2008 VF+—Writer Lagerlöf—Goose—Woman—LGBT","description":"\u003cp\u003eSweden's beloved 20 Kronor note is a literary love letter in paper form — the only banknote in the world to honor \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Selma_Lagerl%C3%B6f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelma Lagerlöf\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and the first woman to appear on a Swedish banknote. Front and back together tell the story of her two most celebrated works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFront\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e purple-violet engraving; pale green-yellow background; gold and blue accents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePortrait:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Selma_Lagerl%C3%B6f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eSelma Lagerlöf \u003c\/a\u003e(1858–1940), Swedish author and Nobel laureate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVignette:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lagerlöf driving a horse carriage through the Värmland landscape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eText excerpt:\u003c\/strong\u003e brief passage from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/G%C3%B6sta_Berling%27s_Saga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGösta Berlings Saga\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (1891)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLettering:\u003c\/strong\u003e TJUGO KRONOR \/ SVERIGES RIKSBANK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e varies by variety — see Varieties bullet below\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e pale green-yellow background; purple-violet engraving; blue accents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVignette:\u003c\/strong\u003e passage motif from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Wonderful_Adventures_of_Nils\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wonderful Adventures of Nils\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e — Nils Holgersson and Mårten the \u003cstrong\u003eGoose\u003c\/strong\u003e flying over the flatlands of Scania (Skåne), southern Sweden\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLettering:\u003c\/strong\u003e TJUGO KRONOR\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties: you may receive any variety:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eP-63a.1\u003c\/em\u003e — 1997, Kjell-Olof Feldt \u0026amp; Urban Bäckström\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eP-63a.2\u003c\/em\u003e — 1998, Kjell-Olof Feldt \u0026amp; Urban Bäckström\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eP-63a.3\u003c\/em\u003e — 1999, Sven Hulterström \u0026amp; Urban Bäckström\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eP-63a.4\u003c\/em\u003e — 2001, Sven Hulterström \u0026amp; Urban Bäckström\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eP-63a.5\u003c\/em\u003e — 2002, Sven Hulterström \u0026amp; Urban Bäckström\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eP-63b.1\u003c\/em\u003e — 2003, Jan Bergqvist \u0026amp; Lars Heikensten\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eP-63b.2\u003c\/em\u003e — 2005, Jan Bergqvist \u0026amp; Lars Heikensten\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eP-63c.1\u003c\/em\u003e — 2006, Jan Bergqvist \u0026amp; Stefan Ingves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eP-63c.2\u003c\/em\u003e — 2007, Johan Gernandt \u0026amp; Stefan Ingves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eP-63c.3\u003c\/em\u003e — 2008, Johan Gernandt \u0026amp; Stefan Ingves \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eNote: Serial number's first digit = last digit of year (e.g., 7xxxxxxxx = 1997 or 2007). Check signatures to distinguish 1997 from 2007.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e P-63; Numista N#202670\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Portrait of Selma Lagerlöf\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120 × 66 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.riksbank.se\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSveriges Riksbank\u003c\/a\u003e (National Bank of Sweden)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eDemonetized\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30 June 2016\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e Swedish Krona (SEK, 1873–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Nobel Laureate on Paper\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelma Lagerlöf\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in \u003cstrong\u003e1858\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong\u003eVärmland\u003c\/strong\u003e — the very landscape depicted on this note's front. She grew up on the family estate of Mårbacka, surrounded by the forests and lakes that would later fill her fiction. When she won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1909, she became the first woman ever to do so. She used the prize money to buy back Mårbacka, which had been sold to pay debts. The \u003cstrong\u003ehorse carriage \u003c\/strong\u003escene on the front is drawn from \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGösta Berlings Saga\u003c\/em\u003e, her debut novel\u003c\/strong\u003e — a wild, romantic tale of a \u003cstrong\u003edefrocked priest \u003c\/strong\u003eand the women who shape his fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNils and the Goose\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse depicts one of the most iconic images in Swedish children's literature: young \u003cstrong\u003eNils Holgersson\u003c\/strong\u003e, magically shrunk to thumb-size, soaring over Scania on the back of \u003cstrong\u003eMårten the Goose.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLagerlöf wrote \u003cem\u003eThe Wonderful Adventures of Nils\u003c\/em\u003e (1906–07) on commission from the Swedish school board\u003c\/strong\u003e — it was meant to be a geography textbook. Instead, it became a beloved classic translated into over 40 languages. The flatlands of \u003cstrong\u003eSkåne\u003c\/strong\u003e below are rendered with cartographic precision, a nod to the book's original educational purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSweden's Literary Banknote Series\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis note was part of Sweden's celebrated cultural banknote series, which honored writers, scientists, and artists rather than monarchs or politicians. \u003cstrong\u003eSweden was among the first countries in the world to put a woman on a circulating banknote\u003c\/strong\u003e — Lagerlöf appeared on the 20 Kronor in 1991 (large type) and again in this smaller 1997 redesign. The series was retired in 2016 when Sweden introduced polymer notes featuring different cultural figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Sweden\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e From Old Norse \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSvíþjóð\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e — \"people of the Svear,\" a Germanic tribe that dominated the region in the early medieval period\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stockholm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eStockholm\u003c\/a\u003e (city pop. ~1 million; metro ~2.4 million)\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e From Old Swedish \u003cem\u003estock\u003c\/em\u003e (log) + \u003cem\u003eholme\u003c\/em\u003e (islet) — \"log islet,\" referring to a small island where a log boom once stood at the mouth of Lake Mälaren\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~10.5 million (UN 2024) — comparable to Michigan or North Carolina\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 450,295 km² (173,860 mi²) — slightly larger than California\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$65,000 (IMF 2024) — among the highest in Europe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e machinery, motor vehicles, paper products, iron and steel, chemicals, pharmaceuticals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e Norway (west\/north), Finland (northeast); maritime borders with Denmark, Germany, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Russia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial\/spoken language:\u003c\/strong\u003e Swedish; recognized minority languages include Sami, Finnish, Meänkieli, Romani, and Yiddish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEthnicities:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Swedes\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSwedish\u003c\/a\u003e (majority); significant communities of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Finns_in_Sweden\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFinnish\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sami_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSami\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Syrians_in_Sweden\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSyrian\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iraqis_in_Sweden\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIraqi\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Somalis_in_Sweden\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSomali\u003c\/a\u003e origin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemberships:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUnited Nations\u003c\/a\u003e (1946); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Union\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEuropean Union\u003c\/a\u003e (1995); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NATO\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNATO\u003c\/a\u003e (2024 — among the most recent members); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/OECD\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOECD\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nordic_Council\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNordic Council\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1952)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unified Kingdom of Sweden established ~12th century; union with Norway dissolved 1905; constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOwn this note\u003c\/strong\u003e and hold a piece of Swedish literary history — the \u003cstrong\u003eNobel laureat\u003c\/strong\u003ee who bought back her childhood home, immortalized in paper, flying over the country she put on the map one goose ride at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52456539783479,"sku":"SE63VFPLUS","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/63ocopy.jpg?v=1781269647","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/sweden-p-63-20-kronor-1997-2008-vf-writer-lagerlof-goose-woman-lgbt","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}