Federal Republic of Germany. Deutsche Bundesbank. 1970-1980 Issues. 500 Deutsche Mark Type 1970. Brown-lilac on multicolor underprint. Dimensions: 170 x 85 mm. Watermark: Sebastian Münster. Front: German text. Prefix letter and 7-digit banknote number are printed in red. Portrait of Man by the artist Hans Maler zu Schwaz. Three variants of signatures. Back: Bundesbank logo in orange rosette. View of the Eltz Castle. Background with value in rosette, guilloche and weavy lines patterns. Solid security thread. Printer: Giesecke & Devrient. Material: Paper. Replacement notes: Prefix begins by Y.