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500 Marka
| Issuer | Eesti Wabariigi (Republic of Estonia) |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is a bond-style treasury note with an elaborate guilloche border framing the entire face. The central text area carries the bold heading EESTI WABARIIGI 5% WÕLAKOHUSTUS above a serial number, with the date Tähtpäev 1 jaanuari 1920 and denomination Mk. 500.— at the upper right. Below the heading, the body text is printed in Estonian, German, French, and English in parallel columns, confirming the note's value of Wiissada marka. Three manuscript signatures of government officials appear in the lower central section under the legend EESTI AJUTISE WALITSUSE NIMEL, with the numeral 500 repeated in each corner. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in a fine guilloche underprint pattern without typeset text, composed of intricate lathe-work rosettes and interlocking geometric designs in pale tones. Two large circular guilloche medallions flank a central radiating sunburst rosette, with the numeral 500 rendered in bold figures within each lateral medallion. The overall design serves as an anti-counterfeiting decorative background with no additional inscriptions. |
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| Protection description | Intricate machine-engraved guilloche lathe-work covering both faces of the note, with complex rosette and geometric patterns serving as an anti-counterfeiting measure. |
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