Czech Republic. Czech National Bank (Česká Národní Banka). 1997-1999 Issues. 500 korun Type 1997. Date: 1997. Artist: Oldrich Kulhanek. Engravers: Vaclav Fajt (front); Milos Ondrácek (back). Dimensions: 152 x 69 mm. Watermark: Portrait of Božena Némcová; Electrotype "500" and blossoms. Material: Paper. Windowed security thread with demetalized 500 Kč. Cojoined ČR as registration device. Printer: Statní Tiskárna Cenin, Praha. Front and back: polychrome printing predominantly pink and brown. Description of the front: Pink rose blossom. Czech writer Božena Némcová (Barbora Pankel - Panklová) (1820 - 1862). Texts in Czech. Signature: Josef Tošovský (Governor). Description of the back: Laureate woman symbolizing all woman characters in Nemcová's books. Greater coat of arms of the Czech Republic. Texts in Czech. Series and numbering in black.