Croatia. Nezavisna Država Hrvatska (Independent State of Croatia, 1941-1944). 1941 First Issues. 500 kuna Type 1941. Designed by Ljubo Babić. Date: May 26, 1941. Watermark: Tuning fork pattern. Dimensions: 160 x 84 mm. Material: Paper. No security thread. Printer: Leipzig - Giesecke & Devrient - Berlin. Multicolored front and back printing, predominantly light blue, brown and green. Description of the front: Text in Croatian. Two sheaves of wheat in a medallion. Prefix and numbering in red. Coat of arms, guilloche patterns. Signature: Minister of National Economy, Lovro Sušić. Back: Coat of arms, text in Croatian. Guilloche patterns and center value.