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500 Schilling
| Issuer | Oesterreichische Nationalbank |
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| Year | 1965 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | An intaglio portrait vignette of Austrian inventor Josef Ressel, rendered in three-quarter bust facing left, occupies the right portion of the note against a finely engraved guilloche background in brown and red tones. To the left, an elaborate rosette guilloche medallion forms the central underprint ornament, with the denomination numeral 500 positioned in each corner. Three facsimile signatures of the Präsident, Generalrat, and Generaldirektor appear below the issuer's name and date in the centre field. |
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| Obverse lettering | 500 FÜNFHUNDERT SCHILLING OESTERREICHISCHE NATIONALBANK WIEN AM 1. JULI 1965 PRÄSIDENT GENERALRAT GENERALDIREKTOR JOSEF RESSEL |
| Reverse description | A finely engraved vignette of the paddle steamer Civetta under sail and steam occupies the central field, navigating leftward above a stylised wave border at the foot of the note. A guilloche cartouche to the lower left bears the vessel's name and year of launch, while a large rosette medallion to the right frames the Austrian federal eagle within a circular intaglio cameo, surrounded by multicolour guilloche lacework in brown, blue, and ochre tones. The denomination numeral 500 appears in all four corners against the ornate underprint. |
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