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500 Korun
| Issuer | Slovenská Národná Banka |
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| Year | 1941 |
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| Size | 178 × 80 mm |
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| Obverse description | An intaglio portrait vignette at right shows a young woman in traditional Slovak national costume, set within an oval frame against a fine guilloche background, with the inscription REPUBLIKA SLOVENSKÁ below. The centre of the note carries the large denomination text PÄŤSTO KORÚN SLOVENSKÝCH within an elaborate foliate and guilloche border, surmounted by the bank title SLOVENSKÁ NÁRODNÁ BANKA flanked by two doves and the Slovak coat of arms. Denomination numerals 500 appear at upper left, lower left, and lower right, with the serial number and series letter printed in red at left. |
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| Reverse lettering | PÄŤ STO 500 KORÚN SLOVENSKÝCH FÜNFHUNDERT - ÖTSZÁZ - ПЯТЬСОТ КС AUREL KAJLICH B. FOJTÁŠEK |
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Slovakia's First Republic issued this note under direct German economic supervision, with the Slovak crown pegged to the Reichsmark at a rate that effectively transferred purchasing power westward throughout the occupation period. The 500 Korún denomination was significant enough to attract forgery attempts, and the Slovak National Bank reportedly recalled and examined large quantities in 1942–43, though documented figures on destruction rates remain elusive.
Kajlich designed and Jirka engraved the obverse — both working within Bratislava rather than contracting out to Vienna or Prague as earlier Slovak issues had done. Fojtášek's reverse work is the quieter achievement here, but the intaglio quality holds up closely against contemporary Czech production.