Reference:
Pick: #19 , The Banknote Book: B211
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Description
Macedonia. National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia. 1996-2018 Issues. Date: September 8 (септември) 1996. Dimensions: 156 x 70 mm. Watermark: Tetovo Maened. Material: Paper. Windowed security thread with demetalized HБPM. Printer: Thomas De la Rue (TDLR), London, England. Multicolored front and back printing, predominantly yellow and green. Description of the front: Background made up of geometric patterns. A combination of Signatures with Deputy Governor Borko Stanoevski and Governor Tome Nenovski. Texts in Macedonian. Representation of the Tetovo Maenad, a bronze figurine unearthed in a rich tomb discovered in Tetovo. The figurine represents a character playing and dancing with his partner in honor of the cult of the god Dionysis. Description of the back: Floor mosaic of the Nartex of the Great Basilica of Heraklea representing the Christian universe with trees laden with fruit, around which birds fly and between which there are animals and flowering bushes. A Cerberus dog, attached to a fig tree, represents the observer of the sky. Texts in Macedonian. Prefix and numbering in black. Value "5,000" in the corners.