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500 Korun
| Issuer | Národná Banka Československá |
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| Year | 1946 |
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| Currency | Koruna (1945-1953) |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of Jan Kollár in left-facing three-quarter view, set within an oval vignette at left. The central field carries the Czechoslovak lion coat of arms in orange-red, surrounded by intricate guilloche underprint work. The denomination PÄŤSTO KORÚN ČESKOSLOVENSKÝCH is inscribed in large lettering across the upper central area, with the issuing authority NÁRODNÁ BANKA ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ and date V PRAHE DŇA 12. MARCA 1946 appearing below. Three facsimile signatures are printed at the bottom, with an ornate border of repeating geometric and floral motifs framing the entire design. |
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| Reverse description | A large scenic vignette occupies the central and right portion of the reverse, rendered in intaglio, showing a panoramic view of Štrbské Pleso glacial lake in the High Tatras, with forested shores, a small lakeside building at lower left, and dramatic mountain peaks rising in the background under an open sky. The left side of the note carries a plain oval watermark field framed by a vertical ornamental panel of stylized foliate motifs. The denomination numeral 500 appears twice in the upper and lower border strips, which are composed of repeating guilloche and folk-art inspired decorative elements. |
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| Protection description | Oval watermark zone visible on the left side of the reverse panel |
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