500 Korun

Issuer	Czechoslovakia
Year	1919
Type	Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description	Central vignette presents two allegorical figures: a seated woman holding a spool of thread with a potted flower at her feet, and a seated man wearing a knife at his belt with his arm around a nude child beside him. A stylized animal head appears within the design, and Czech text inscriptions are present in the border areas. The composition is rendered in an intricate intaglio style characteristic of early Czechoslovak state issues.
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Reverse description	Coat of arms of Bohemia occupies a central position, flanked by perched falcons set within a wreath of fruit, grains, and flowers. A young woman wearing a traditional headscarf appears in the vignette. Multilingual text inscriptions in Czech, German, Hungarian, Polish, Ruthenian, and Slovak reflect the multiethnic character of the early Czechoslovak republic.
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Variants	P#12a - issued (genuine) note with real watermark with "Haček"-accent above "C" in "Č.187" in text on top on back P#12x - counterfeit by Professor Mészáros Gyula from Wetzelsdorf (Styria, Austria) with printed imitation of lattice pattern watermark on front missing "Haček"-accent above "C" in "C.187" in text on top on back (correct spelling: "Č.187") most forgeries have series 020, 021, 022, 023 & 026
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