500 Riels

Issuer	Banque Nationale du Cambodge
Year	1958-1970
Type	Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description	Central vignette comprises an intaglio-rendered bas-relief sculpture of two Apsara dancers in traditional Khmer attire, their headdresses and jewellery rendered in fine detail against a green guilloche underprint. The denomination '500' appears in Khmer numerals at lower left and upper right corners, with Khmer script inscriptions across the upper register. Three manuscript signatures of bank officials are positioned to the right of the central vignette, above a line of Khmer text.
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Reverse description	Central oval vignette contains a black-and-white photographic-style intaglio illustration of two royal ballet dancers in full ceremonial costume performing on a stepped terrace, surrounded by an elaborate green guilloche border. To the left, a decorative cartouche in Khmer script bearing the denomination value is set within intricate lathe-work. The denomination '500' appears in Arabic numerals at lower left and lower right corners.
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