Currency of Norway 1000 Norwegian Kroner note 2001 Edvard Munch
Central Bank of Norway - Norges Bank
Obverse: The main motif is a portrait of Edvard Munch as a young man set against a background inspired by Munch's painting "Melancholy".
Designed by graphic designer Sverre Morken.
Reverse: The motif is a rendering of one of Munch's studies for his masterpiece "The Sun", which is among the decorations adorning the University of Oslo's Aula.
Designed by graphic designer Arild Yttri.
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.
Size: 160 x 80 mm.
Issued 19 June 2001.
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Edvard Munch
Edvard Munch (born December 12, 1863, Löten, Norway - died January 23, 1944, Ekely, near Oslo), Norwegian painter and printmaker whose intensely evocative treatment of psychological themes built upon some of the main tenets of late 19th-century Symbolism and greatly influenced German Expressionism in the early 20th century. His painting The Scream, or The Cry (1893), can be seen as a symbol of modern spiritual anguish.