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500 Test Note Siemens Nixdorf
| Issuer | Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG |
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| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Test note (Musterbanknote) issued by Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG for use in calibrating and testing ProCash automated teller machines. The face carries the denomination 500 together with the trilingual inscription MUSTERBANKNOTE / TEST NOTE / SPÉCIMEN, confirming its non-monetary status. A manufacturer's reference code appears in the lower portion of the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | SIEMENS NIXDORF 500 MUSTERBANKNOTE TEST NOTE SPÉCIMEN Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG U23544-J-Z749-1 |
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Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG produced these test notes for internal calibration of their banknote processing and counting machines — not for any issuing authority, and never intended for any form of payment. The "500" denomination is functionally arbitrary, chosen to mimic the physical and optical properties of high-value currency without replicating any specific legal tender.
Siemens Nixdorf itself ceased to exist in 1999 when the division was absorbed into Wincor Nixdorf, which narrows the production window for these notes considerably.