200 Kroner The sea that feeds us

This series has “the sea” as theme, and a sub-theme for each denomination. All the banknotes feature an easily recognaisable picture on the obverse and a pixelated related picture on the reverse.

The sub-themes are:

The 50-krone banknote: The sea that binds us together
The 100-krone banknote: The sea that takes us out into the world
The 200-krone banknote: The sea that feeds us
The 500-krone banknote: The sea that gives us prosperity
The 1000-krone banknote: The sea that carries us forward

This series follow the language if the previous with all the notes featuring both Bokmål (book language, which is based on Danish) on the obverse and Nynorsk (new Norwegian, which is based on conservative dialects) on the reverse. The contrast is in Bokmål the word “Norway's” is “Norges” and in Nynorsk it is “Noregs”.

UV activity:

Front/obverse side - puffin, denomination “200,” and security fibres

Back/reverse side - Denomination “200” in box

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Security thread:

There are two security threads present on the banknote; the thinner one is closer to the centre of the note with the inscription of “NB 200” and is only visible under a backlight. The thicker one is to the right of the viking ship and is interwoven/windowed through the note, is chain-shaped, and has a holographic effect when the note is tilted up and down. 

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Holographic effect

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Orange and teal iridescent ink on reverse - rectangles

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Security feature on obverse - colour shifting boxes and moving ring above the words “NORGES BANK,” changes colour from emerald green to turquoise when the note is tilted:

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In the period 2016–2019, the banknotes were printed by Oberthur Fiduciaire in France, and the paper was produced in Germany and Spain. From 2020 on, the printing will be carried out by Crane NXT in Malta, while the banknote paper is produced in Sweden.