Description of the 500 Kuna Banknote

Date of putting into circulation:	30 May 1994.
Dimensions:	146 mm x 73 mm.
OBVERSE
Paper:	toned, with embedded fluorescent fibres, a multitonal positioned watermark and security thread.
Main colour:	olive-green.
Main motif:	a portrait of Marko Marulić (1450-1524), a writer and humanist, the father of the Croatian literature.
Print:	the base is printed in multicoloured offset with an iridescent effect; the main motif, latent image, marking for the visually impaired and microtext are printed in intaglio and the inscriptions are embossed; the intaglio and embossed prints are perceptible by touch.
Watermark:	a portrait of Marko Marulić, displayed on the left side of the banknote, in the central part of the blank area, visible when the banknote is viewed against the light.
Security thread:	embedded on the left from the portrait, appears on the banknote surface in several small reflective silver rectangles featuring the inscription "500 HRK" and becomes fully visible when the banknote is viewed against the light.
Latent image:	the hidden inscription "KUNA", visible in the vertical rectangle positioned along the right edge of the banknote when the banknote is tilted while held flat.
See-through register:	a square placed next to the coat of arms of the Republic of Croatia, bordered by the inscriptions "500 KUNA"; triangular elements of the see-through register on the obverse and reverse of the banknote match when the banknote is viewed against the light, forming letter "H".
UV:	some colours on the base fluoresce under ultraviolet light; the series and serial number designation fluoresces green.

Date on the banknote:	October 31, 1993
Main colour:	olive-green.
Main motif:	the Diocletian's Palace in Split, a late Roman building, and the figure of a Croatian ruler from the 11th century.
Print:	multicoloured offset with an iridescent effect.
Watermark:	a portrait of Marko Marulić, displayed on the right side of the banknote, in the central part of the blank area, visible when the banknote is viewed against the light.
See-through register:	a square in the upper right corner of the banknote drawing, bordered by the inscriptions "500 KUNA"; triangular elements of the see-through register on the obverse and reverse of the banknote match when the banknote is viewed against the light, forming letter "H".
UV:	some colours on the base fluoresce under ultraviolet light; the place and date of issue and Governor's facsimile signature fluoresce yellow.

THE 500 KUNA BANKNOTE Issue 31 October 1993

THE 500 KUNA BANKNOTE
Issue 31 October 1993