Slovakia Complete Set 1
5000 Korun 2002 Issue Slovak National Bank P43

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Set Details
Note Description: Slovakia, National Bank Replacement / Star
5000 Korun 2003
Grade: 67 EPQ
Country: SLO
Note Number: SLO43*
Signatures/
Vignettes:		 - Wmk: M.R. Stefánik
Certification #: 1832161-019  
Owner: Evaldas
Sets Competing: Slovak National Bank 1  Score: 1542
Slovakia Complete Set 1  Score: 1542
Date Added: 3/9/2022
Research: See PMG's Census Report for this Note

Owner's Description

5000 Sk Banknote Description

Dimensions: 82 x 164 mm ± 1,5 mm
Designer: Jozef Bubak
Engraver: Vaclav Fajt

Manufacturer:
Giesecke & Devrient, Munich, Germany (1995, 1999),
Oesterreichishe Banknoten und Sicherheitsdruck, Wien, Austria (2003).

The front of the banknote shows the portrait of Milan Rastislav Stefanik (21 July 1880 – 4 May 1919), an outstanding diplomat, politician, soldier, and astronomer. The elements printed on the left side of his portrait illustrate the sun and the moon, representing a part of his life which he dedicated to research and observations in the field of astronomy.

The back of the banknote shows Stefanik´s grave on Bradlo Hill. The printed design is overlapped by part of the Great Bear constellation, and the lower right and the upper parts of the design carry an illustration of a pasque – flower.

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