Five hundred rubles (banknote of Belarus)

The first 500-ruble banknote in Belarus was put into circulation on December 8, 1992. It was withdrawn from circulation on January 1, 2001 ^[1] . On January 1, 2000, a new banknote of 500 rubles was introduced, corresponding to 500,000 rubles of the 1998 model . Retired from circulation on December 1, 2017 ^[2] .

In connection with the monetary reform, from July 1, 2016, a new banknote with a face value of 500 rubles of the 2009 model was issued, corresponding to 25 banknotes of 200,000 rubles of the 2000 model ^[3] . New banknotes were printed by the British company “ De La Rue ” back in 2009 ^[4] . The crisis did not allow introducing new banknotes into circulation in the year of manufacture, because of which they were transferred to the Central Bank of the National Bank .

500 rubles 1992

The front side shows Victory Square in Minsk . In the center is an obelisk, crowned with a 3-meter Order of Victory. In the background is one of the semicircular houses, on which is written "EXPLORATION OF THE PEOPLE" ^[5] . In the upper right corner is the inscription “FIVE HUNDRED” and the digital designation of the face value is “500”. To the left of the image in the patterned ornament is a large digital designation of the face value, and above it is the number and series of the banknote. At the top left, a special patterned element is depicted. In the lower part of the banknote passes a patterned border framed by protective inscriptions in 3 lines above and below “RESPUBLIKABELARUS”, made in small print.

On the reverse side in the patterned ornament is the Pogonya coat of arms , to the left and to the right of which the digital designations of the face value are depicted. In the upper part of the banknote, a patterned border passes through the entire field, in the lower part there are 2 patterned borders, between which the inscription “Razlikovy ticket of the National Bank of Belarus” is placed. On the lower right is the year 1992. In the upper right part there is an inscription in small letters “PEDROBKA OF DIFFERENT BILLETS Ў NATSYANALNAGA BANK BELARUSІ PRASLEDUETS PA LAW” ^[6] .

500 rubles 2000

The Republican Palace of Culture of Trade Unions with the signature “RESPUBLICANSKY PALATS OF CULTURE OF PRAFFAYUZA” is depicted on the front side. To the left and right of the image are placed graphic protection signs. An ornamental strip passes in the upper part of the banknote field, in which the inscription “BILET NATSYANALNAGA BANK OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS” is placed, and protective microtext from the repeating abbreviation “NBRB” is attached to the bottom, a large abbreviation “NBR” is placed in the upper right part of the banknote. The denomination is indicated by the numbers on the left side of the banknote, inside the vignette in the upper right corner relative to the central image, and the words “FIVE HONEY RUBLES” under the museum image. In the lower part there is a patterned border, to which the microtext of repeating numbers “500” is adjacent to the top, and the year designation “2000” is placed inside the banknote in the lower right corner.

On the reverse side there is a sculpture from the front of the building of the Palace of Trade Unions in Minsk. Under the central image is a large number “500”, indicating the denomination of the banknote. The denomination above is indicated by the words “FIVE HUNDRED.” The series and number of the banknote are located in the upper left and lower right relative to the central vignette. In the lower part of the bill there is an inscription: "BІLET NATSYANALNAGA BANK RESPUBLIKI BELARUS". In the lower right part the year of printing is marked - “2000”. In the upper right part there is an inscription in small letters “PADROBKA BІLETAЎ NATSYANALNAGA BANK RESPUBLIKI BELARUS PRASLUDETS PA LAW” ^[7] .

500 rubles 2009

Banknote size 159 x 72 mm. The banknote is dedicated to Minsk .

On the obverse is the National Library of the Republic , on the reverse there is a collage devoted to the topic of literature (feather, inkwell, book covers, fern leaf). To the left of the main image on the unsealed field is a local halftone watermark that repeats a fragment of the main image of the front side of the banknote. In the center from top to bottom there passes a metallized protective thread of a window (diving) type. For the visually impaired in the lower left corner is a geometric figure has an increased thickness of the paint layer. Fragments of the denomination image at the top left on the front and top right on the back of the banknotes are combined into the gap, forming a single image of the banknote denomination ^[8] .

On the front side in the extreme right corner, horizontally and on the left side, the inscription “FIVE RUBLES” is vertically placed. In the upper left corner and in the central part there is a digital designation of the face value - "500". At the top of the unsealed field there are inscriptions “Elder of the Law” and “2009”, as well as a facsimile of the signature of the head of the National Bank P. Prokopovich at that time. In the upper right corner is the inscription "NATSYANALNY BANK RESPUBLIKI BELARUS".

On the reverse side in the lower left corner is the banknote denomination “500 RUBLES”, and in the upper right corner the digital denomination is “500”, which changes color when the banknote is tilted. In the upper left and lower right corners there is a series and a banknote number.