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500 Korún Provisional 'Adhesive stamp' issue
| Issuer | Ministerstvo financí (Ministry of Finance), Czechoslovakia |
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| Year | 1945 |
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| Size | 183 × 93 mm |
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| Obverse description | Printed in deep red on a light ground, the obverse is dominated by an intricate guilloche underprint with floral rosette corner ornaments and the large denomination numeral '500' at left and right. The central inscription reads 'REPUBLIKA ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ / TÁTO POUKÁZKÁ / PÄŤSTO KORÚN' in letterpress, with the date '1944' at the lower centre within a decorative cartouche bearing an anti-counterfeiting warning. A postage stamp-style adhesive validation label, overprinted with the value '500' and bearing a portrait vignette, is affixed to the upper centre of the note. Serial numbers appear twice in the lower margin, prefixed 'AO'. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in red and displays a bold, intricate guilloche pattern covering the full field, with elaborate engine-turned scrollwork and lace-like rosette designs radiating from the centre. The denomination numeral '500' is rendered in large, open figures at the centre, flanked symmetrically by mirrored ornamental flourishes. The design is uncluttered by text, relying entirely on the geometric security printing for visual effect. |
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| Protection description | A small adhesive postage-stamp style label, overprinted with the denomination '500' and a portrait vignette, was affixed to the obverse as a provisional validation mark to distinguish legitimately circulating notes after liberation in 1945. |
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