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500 Latu
| Uitgever | Latvijas Banka (Bank of Latvia) |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1929 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | LATVIJAS BANKAS NAUDAS ZĪME PIECI SIMTI LATU PRET ŠO NAUDAS ZĪMI LATVIJAS BANKA IZSNIEDZ 29,03226 GRAMUS ZELTA. NAUDAS ZĪMES NODROŠINĀTAS TO PILNĀ NOMINALVĒRTĪBĀ 1929 (Translation: Bank of Latvia Money Mark Five Hundred Latu Money mark against this Bank of Latvia yields 29.03226 grams of gold. Stamps provided at its full face value.) |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Purple and green intaglio print on multicolour underprint. A large central vignette within an oval guilloche frame presents a pastoral agricultural scene with cattle grazing and grain sheaves in the foreground, a farmstead visible in the background. Caduceus symbols flank the central oval, with large denomination numerals "500" set within circular guilloche cartouches at left and right, and smaller agricultural vignettes occupying the lower lateral panels. |
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| Opmerkingen |
The 500 Latu was the highest denomination issued by Latvijas Banka during the interwar period, and at the time of issue Latvia's lats was one of the most stable currencies in Europe — pegged to gold and backed by reserves that the government defended with considerable discipline throughout the late 1920s. Bradbury Wilkinson, the New Malden firm responsible for printing, had by 1929 become a standard choice for newly independent states that needed internationally credible security printing and lacked domestic infrastructure to produce it.
Very few of these notes circulated in any meaningful volume. A 500 Latu note represented a substantial sum for ordinary Latvians of the period, placing it almost entirely in institutional and commercial use.