I came across this online brochure from Norges Bank that shows some very interesting new banknote designs. I was very impressed. Also attached is a link to the Atlantic Monthly article where I found it. http://www.norges-bank.no/Upload/Im.../konkurranse/Norges-Nye-Seddelserie-Havet.pdf http://www.theatlantic.com/entertai...orways-new-banknotes-are-works-of-art/381240/
Did anyone look at the linked article showing submissions/idea for new US notes? I would stop spending cash, I think, if we went with anything like those! Rob
The ones that @scottishmoney posted are from the current series as you can probably tell, not the next one, to be "issued in 2017 at the earliest" according to the central bank. The "maritime theme" of the new series I like; the reverses will be abstract, and I am not fond of them, but they kind of continue the current designs. Funny that the "Atlantic" writer puts the usual eurobashing right in the first sentence, without even noticing, it seems, that Norway is not part of the European Union anyway. What I also found interesting is the children's drawings in one of the (non-winning) proposals. Maybe the central bank did not want those because people would later feel invited to "enhance" the note designs, hehe. Christian
Well, the women's portraits, by themselves, look a little old fashioned to me. As I wrote, I do not love the abstract sides of the new series, but it's something different. And most of the obverse designs I like. Note that originally a jury had picked Enzo Finger's designs, and then the central bank decided to use the Metric System (obv) and Snøhetta Design (rev) submissions. No idea whether that decision was made with security aspects in mind or for some other reason ... Christian
A better forgery deterrent is a familiar portrait of a person that most people are familiar with or can become familiar with. Abstract designs - we'll see how those work out.
The first and last ones are probably the best looking. I like the ones with the viking ships on them.
Not sure either, but note that the obverses of the new series will not have abstract designs. There won't be any people, but various ... hmm ... maritime objects. By the way, the current Danish bank note series, and the future Swiss notes, do not have classical portraits either. I agree, an abstract pattern only, on both sides, that would be a no-no. But these combos will be "recognizable", I think. What I found interesting is that the new design proposals have the country name in Bokmål only (Norge) while the current ones, in your images, also have it in Nynorsk (Noreg). Will see whether that gets fixed. Christian
I didn't realise until I saw the design with Noreg on it and looked up the Norwegian language that they have official and everyday written languages. Good grief, they outFrench the French. Maybe it is a bit like Luxembourg where most everything day to day is conducted in French, but Letzebuergish is the official language that everybody seems to know but never speaks day to day.
Hehe, Bokmål is by far the more common one, so it makes sense to give it some preference. Of the four coin denominations, only one says "Noreg", the three others say "Norge". Luxembourg is an interesting mix, language wise. Most locals do speak Luxembourgish, but they also use French (government language) and/or German (press language), depending on the context and situation. In Norway both Bokmål and Nynorsk are considered to be written varieties of the same language, Norwegian ... Christian
