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1000-krone note
Security features
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Holographic foil strip
Like the 100-krone, 200-krone and 500-krone notes, the 1000-krone note has a holographic foil strip with the image of a Norse horse and the value of the banknote to the right of the portrait. When you tilt the banknote, you can see the play of colours in the motif on the holographic foil strip. |
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Watermark and security thread
When the banknote is held up to the light, the watermark - a portrait of Edvard Munch, and the security thread are clearly visible. The watermark, a single portrait identical to the main portrait, emerges in various shades of violet. On the new banknotes, you can feel a variation in the thickness of the paper along the watermark. When the banknote is held up to the light, you can see the security thread, a dark line bearing the text NORGES BANK. |
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Mother-of-pearl effect
The reverse of the banknote features a vertical strip consisting of the number 1000 written horizontally and repeatedly. If you tilt the note, the numbers change colour. This is called mother-of-pearl effect. |
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Rosette with a hidden "N" and microlettering
If you study the banknote very carefully, you will also discover microlettering, and in the rosette, the letter "N" will emerge when the banknote is held up to the light at an angle. Microlettering appears on the front and reverse of the banknote. |
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Register mark
There is also a register mark beneath the rosette. When the banknote is held up to the light, the non-coloured portion of the register mark on the obverse is filled by the coloured portion of the symmetrical mark on the reverse, thus forming a complete register mark. |
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Fluorescent print
When the banknote is exposed to ultraviolet light, part of the print as well as small fibres in the paper become fluorescent. |
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There is an invisible paintbrush to the left of the portrait. It is only visible when the note is exposed to ultraviolet light. A narrow strip on both sides of the holographic foil strip will also light up. |
Last updated: 2006-02-13
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