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500 Kroner 1948-1976, Abel & industry
| Issuer | Norges Bank |
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| Year | 1948-1976 |
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| Printer | Norges Bank's Printing Works (Norges Banks Seddeltrykkeri), Norway (1816-2007) |
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| Obverse lettering | NORGES BANK FEM HUNDRE KRONER 500 500 |
| Reverse description | Dark green intaglio print on a light green underprint. The central vignette presents an industrial scene, a mural composition by artist Reidar Aulie created specifically for this note, with the denomination and issuer inscriptions arranged in the surrounding margins. |
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Norway's highest-denomination circulating note for much of the postwar reconstruction period, the 500 Kroner series ran under seven distinct signature combinations across nearly three decades — an unusually long lifespan that reflects both the design's institutional acceptance and the relative stability of the krone during that stretch. The progression from Jahn through Brofoss to Wold in the governor's seat tracks the entire arc of Norway's postwar central banking history.
Arnstein Arneberg is better known as one of the architects of Oslo City Hall, completed in 1950. His involvement in banknote design for the same period is a minor but genuine overlap between Norway's monumental civic ambitions and its official paper currency.