Almost all banknotes and 46 per cent of coins have been returned to the Riksbank
Sweden’s largest banknote and coin changeover is now almost complete. It is still possible to deposit invalid 100 and 500-krona banknotes into bank accounts up to and including 30 June 2018. So far, 92 per cent of all of the banknotes and 46 per cent of all of the coins have been redeemed.The banknote and coin changeover began around ten years ago, and many milestones have been passed. The reason why the changeover involved the whole banknote and coin series was that the banknotes needed to have improved security features for better safety and the coins needed to be smaller, lighter and