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500 Euros gold plated
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Size | 159 × 82 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | BCE ECB EZB EKT EKP 2002 500 EURO ΕΥΡΩ |
| Reverse description | The gold-plated reverse reproduces the standard reverse design of the First Series 500 Euro note, with a large cable-stayed bridge vignette spanning the upper portion of the note, evoking modern European architecture. A cartographic outline of Europe occupies the right-centre field, accompanied by the EU circle of twelve stars at the left. The denomination '500' appears in large numerals at both lower left and lower right, with the bilingual inscription 'EURO / ΕΥΡΩ' and a placeholder serial number in the lower centre, along with the accessibility and copyright symbols. |
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This is not a banknote. A gold-plated polymer reproduction of the €500 has no issuing authority, no legal tender status, and no place in a serious numismatic catalog. These novelty items were produced by various private manufacturers after euro notes entered circulation in 2002, trading on the cachet of the high denomination — the €500 was the largest in the inaugural series and was never widely circulated in most eurozone countries.
Catalog accordingly: souvenir, not currency.