Catalog
500 Korun
| Issuer | Slovenská Národná Banka |
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| Year | 1941 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | SLOVENSKÁ NÁRODNÁ BANKA TÁTO BANKOVKA VYDANÁ PODĽA VLÁDNEHO NARIADENIA Č. 44/1939 SL. Z. PIATI PÄŤSTO KORÚN SLOVENSKÝCH V BRATISLAVE DŇA 12 JÚLA 1941. SLOVENSKÁ NÁRODNÁ BANKA V BRATISLAVE VICEGUVERNÉR RIADITEŁ FALŠOVANIE BANKOVIEK SA TRESCE REPUBLIKA SLOVENSKÁ AUREL KAJLICH DEL. L. JIRKA SC. |
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| Reverse lettering | PÄŤ STO 500 KORÚN SLOVENSKÝCH FÜNFHUNDERT - ÖTSZÁZ - ПЯТЬСОТ КС AUREL KAJLICH B. FOJTÁŠEK |
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Slovakia's First Republic issued this note under direct German economic supervision, with the Slovak crown pegged to the Reichsmark at a rate that effectively transferred purchasing power westward throughout the occupation period. The 500 Korún denomination was significant enough to attract forgery attempts, and the Slovak National Bank reportedly recalled and examined large quantities in 1942–43, though documented figures on destruction rates remain elusive.
Kajlich designed and Jirka engraved the obverse — both working within Bratislava rather than contracting out to Vienna or Prague as earlier Slovak issues had done. Fojtášek's reverse work is the quieter achievement here, but the intaglio quality holds up closely against contemporary Czech production.