Matthew Patay's
Note of the Month
April 2002
This month's featured note
is from the Czech Republic.
The denomination is 500 Korun and the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money
(SCWPM) Number is P-20.
(obverse)
The banknote is dark brown, brown and brown-violet on pink and tan underprint.
Mrs. Bozena Némcová (1820-1862) is at right and a
large rose is at center. Mrs. Némcová, a Czech novelist and storyteller, developed the regional tale, which she enhanced with an original prose
style. Her major works include "The Grandmother" and "Mountain Village"
along with a published collection of Slovak folk tales.
The note is dated 1997.
(reverse)
Laureate young woman's head at left center. The Czech coat of arms is at
right center and a stylized rose is at far right.
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