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1000 Korun
| Issuer | Národná Banka Slovenska |
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| Year | 1993-2007 |
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| Currency | Koruna (1993-2008) |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed portrait of Andrej Hlinka occupies the right half of the note, rendered in fine engraved lines against a violet and mauve guilloche underprint. The large numeral '1000' appears in the upper center, with the vertical denomination inscription 'TISÍC SLOVENSKÝCH KORÚN' running along the left center field. The bank name 'NÁRODNÁ BANKA SLOVENSKA' is printed vertically along the left margin, with the name 'ANDREJ HLINKA' captioning the portrait. |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette presents a large intaglio figure of the Madonna, crowned and richly robed, set against a stylized crowd scene with multiple faces below her, all rendered in fine engraved line work on a violet underprint. To the left stands an architectural vignette of the Church of St. Andrew in Ružomberok, with the Slovak coat of arms appearing in an intaglio panel to the lower right. The large numeral '1000' is repeated in the upper right field, and a date inscription appears in the center right. |
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Slovakia's highest-denomination note at independence, this issue entered circulation in January 1993 when Czechoslovakia split and the newly formed Národná Banka Slovenska needed a complete note series within weeks. The tight production schedule made Thomas De La Rue the obvious choice — the London printer had the capacity and the existing relationship with Prague that eased the transition.
Jim Moore's engraving work on this series is among the finer examples of De La Rue output from the 1990s, though it rarely gets mentioned alongside the firm's more celebrated commissions. The note remained in issue for over fourteen years before euro accession planning made the entire koruna series redundant — Slovakia joined the eurozone on 1 January 2009.