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Ukraine's 500 Hrivna Note

Nominated by Sev Onyshkevych, IBNS Member 10163

UKR-500-Front
UKR-500-Back
 
Note Ukraine B855 (PNL): 500 гривень (hryven) (US$23)
Predominant Colour(s) Beige, brown, green, blue, and pink
Front Philosopher, poet, writer, pedagogue, and musician Hryhorii Skovoroda; coat of arms; fountain; open book with quill as gold-to-green SPARK patch
Back Mohyla Academy building in Kiev; academy seal
Watermark Hryhorii Skovoroda and electrotype hyrvnia symbol (backwards S with two horizontal bars)
Additional Security Motion windowed security thread with demetalized 500
Printer NBU
Size 154 x 75 mm
Introduced 11/04/2016
Information provided courtesy of The Banknote Book