Reference:
Pick: #11A , The Banknote Book: B202
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Description
Croatia. Hrvatska Državna Banka (State Bank of Croatia, 1943). 1943 Issues. 500 kuna Type 1943. Not issued. Drawn by Vladimir Kirin. Date: September 15, 1943. Watermark: Tuning fork pattern. Dimensions: 167 x 76 mm. Material: Paper. No security thread. Printer: Leipzig - Giesecke & Devrient - Berlin. Multicolored front and back printing, predominantly purple and yellow. Description of the front: Representation of King Zvonimir. Text in Croatian. Prefix and numbering in red. Frame and background composed of guilloche patterns. Signatures: The Vice-President, Junus Mehmedagić and the President, Dragutin Toth. Back: Young Croatian in traditional costume holding a flower in his hand. Text in Croatian. Guilloche patterns.