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500 Tolarjev
| Issuer | Banka Slovenije |
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| Year | 1992-2005 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | BANKA SLOVENIJE 500 PETSTO TOLARJEV Jože Plečnik (1872 - 1957) (Translation: Bank of Slovenia 500 Tolars) |
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| Protection description | Portrait of Jože Plečnik |
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The Slovenian tolar was introduced in October 1991, just months after independence, replacing the Yugoslav dinar at par during a period when the federal currency was collapsing under hyperinflation. The 500 tolar note entered circulation in 1992 as part of the first substantive series issued by Banka Slovenije — a newly constituted central bank with no inherited infrastructure and a tight window to establish credible paper currency before public confidence eroded.
The watermark is the sole security feature on this denomination, which by later standards looks thin. Slovenia's rapid accession to the eurozone in 2007 made the entire tolar series short-lived; 500 tolar notes were legal tender for barely fifteen years before redemption.