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Nixdorf Computer 500 Test Note
| Issuer | Nixdorf Computer AG |
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| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in red and white and divided into two distinct zones: a plain white left panel bearing the Nixdorf Computer logotype in a bold red-and-black rectangular cartouche, and a lower left corner vignette with the numeral 500 on a guilloche underprint. The main body to the right is filled with a dense red guilloche underprint composed of repeating large block letters forming a continuous pattern, framed by a fine-line geometric border. The denomination numeral 500 appears in bold white outlined figures at all four corners of the main panel, with the inscriptions MUSTER BANKNOTE, TEST NOTE, and SPECIMEN arranged centrally in the design. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in red on white paper and carries text in three parallel columns in English, German, and French, each explaining the purpose of this specimen money as issued by the Nixdorf automatic cash dispenser and describing the capabilities of the Nixdorf 8864 self-service system. The columns are enclosed within a fine-line rectangular border with a double-rule frame in red. The Nixdorf Computer logotype in its red-and-black rectangular cartouche is printed centrally at the foot of the note between the columns. |
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Nixdorf Computer AG, based in Paderborn, produced test notes like this one for calibrating and verifying the operation of their currency-handling machines — banknote counters, sorters, and dispensers sold to banks across Europe. These pieces were never intended for circulation and carry no monetary value; they exist purely as mechanical surrogates, designed to replicate the physical handling properties of real currency without reproducing any actual issue.
Nixdorf was acquired by Siemens in 1990, becoming Siemens Nixdorf, which later evolved into Wincor Nixdorf. Test notes from the original AG period are increasingly difficult to source intact.