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500 Euro
| Issuer | European Central Bank |
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| Year | 2002 |
| Type | Pattern or trial banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in shades of violet and purple, dominated by a vignette of a modern architectural structure rendered in intaglio on the right side, representative of the 20th-century European architectural style. The EU flag appears in the upper left corner alongside the BCE ECB EZB EKT EKP acronym inscription and the year 2002, while a facsimile signature appears in the center field. The denomination '500 EURO' is inscribed in large numerals at lower left and upper right, with a guilloche underprint patterned across the note field and five-pointed stars scattered throughout the design. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is executed in violet tones and presents a vignette of a modern cable-stayed bridge as the central design element, evoking 20th-century European civil engineering. A map of Europe in intaglio occupies the right-center portion of the note, with a circle of twelve EU stars arcing above it. The denomination '500 EURO / EYPO' is inscribed at the lower center, with the numeral '500' repeated at upper left and lower right. |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread, Hologram |
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