Catalog
10 Drachmai
| Issuer | National Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 1841 |
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| Currency | First modern drachma (1832-1944) |
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| Obverse description | Classical allegorical standing figures in intaglio vignettes at left and right margins, each set within ornate architectural pilasters. The central field bears the large denomination inscription in Greek, with the issuing bank's name at top and a circular embossed seal to the left. The border is composed of intricate engine-turned guilloche panels interspersed with medallic portrait roundels at the corners and lower margin vignettes of mythological figures. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΕΘΝΙΚΗ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ Κατασταθείσα διά του Νόμου της 30 Μαρτίου 1841. ΠΛΗΡΩΤΕΑΙ ΕΙΣ ΜΕΤΡΗΤΑ ΤΩ ΚΟΜΙΣΤΗ, ΚΑΤΑ ΤΗΝ ΕΜΦΑΝΙΣΙΝ. ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΔΕΚΑ. |
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| Protection description | Circular dry embossed seal applied to the left-central area of the note. |
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