NEW SLOVAK  5000 Sk BANK NOTE

On May 22, 1995, Slovakia issued a new bank note in 5000 Sk denomination. Recently I have received some materials with pictures from the director of Banska Bystrica's Office of the National Bank of Slovakia Ing. Jozef Kreutz. As before I like to share them with you.

The note was printed in Germany by Giesecke & Devirient a printer of valuable papers.

It shows a portrait of a Slovak hero Milan Rastislav Stefanik, born on July 21, 1880, in village called Kosariska, tragically died in Ivanka pri Dunaji (close to Bratislava) on May 4, 1919. He was an important diplomat, statesman, politician, soldier and an astronomer. The portrait is complimented on the left side by artistic elements showing sun and half moon characterizing part of his life that he dedicated to research and observation of astronomy. On the back side is the picture of his final resting place, monument of M. R. Stefanik at Bradlo. Overlapping the picture is apart of Big Bear constellation and on the right side top and bottom are pictures of flowers: Poniklec Velkokvety.

The author of the artistic design is academic artist Jozef Bubak who also designed the previous new Slovak Bank Notes The author of the engraving for the plates is Czech engraver Vaclav Fajt. This note is designed with the same safety measures as the previous notes.

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Published in the Slovak Heritage Live newsletter Volume 4, No. 1, Spring 1996
Copyright © Vladimir Linder 1996 
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