The 500 Kroner Note
Issued on September 12, 1997 – updated on September 24, 2003 – out of print as of February 15, 2011.
The Danish 500 kroner bill (DKK500) is a denomination of Danish currency. Danish nuclear physicist Niels Bohr (7 October 1885 to 18 November 1962) is featured on the front side of the bill. Niels Bohr was a major contributor to modern science and was very influential on the development of modern nuclear physics. Niels Bohr won many awards including the Nobel Prize for physics in 1922.
The Danish Central Bank was heavily criticized by the Danish Cancer Society due to their choice of a pipe smoking Dr. Bohr in a smoking ban time.
A knight in armour fighting a dragon is featured on the reverse side. The design comes from a stone relief from Lihme Church in northern Jutland.
The current version of this bill came into circulation on 24 September 2003.
The 500 kroner bill is sometimes referred to as a plovmand ((Danish): ploughman) because previous issues of the bill featured a picture of a man with a plough.
Read more about this topic: Banknotes Of Denmark, 1997 Series
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