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500 Kroner

Issuer Nationalbanken i Kjøbenhavn
Year 1875-1907
Type Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description Green and black letterpress print on white paper, with the denomination set within elaborate Greek-key guilloche borders along the upper register, flanked by classical pilasters each enclosing a vignette — Mercury with caduceus at left and Neptune with trident at right. The lower centre bears the lesser coat of arms of Denmark, attended by allegorical female figures representing Minerva and Ceres. The central text panel carries the bank's redemption pledge in gold coin.
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Reverse description Green overall underprint with the crowned royal coat of arms of Denmark as the central vignette, flanked by facing portrait busts of sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen at left and physicist Hans Christian Ørsted at right. The denomination numeral 500 appears in each corner as well as at the top and bottom centres.
Reverse lettering 500 500 500 500
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