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100 Drachmes
| Issuer | Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 1990-2000 |
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| Currency | Third modern drachma (1954-2001) |
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| Obverse description | The sixteen-pointed Vergina Star, the ancient Macedonian dynastic symbol, rendered in high relief at the centre of the field, surrounded by a beaded border. The legend ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ (Hellenic Republic) arcs around the upper periphery, while the word ΒΕΡΓΙΝΑ appears below the star. The denomination 100 ΔΡΑΧΜΕΣ and the date are inscribed in the lower field, with the mint mark also present below the central device. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Unadorned bust of Alexander the Great facing right, rendered in a classical Hellenistic portrait style with flowing, lion-mane hair, evoking the coinage of his own era. The engraver's initials B.Σ. appear below the truncation. The legend ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ (Alexander the Great) arcs around the upper field, while ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ (King of the Macedonians) curves along the lower periphery, all within a continuous beaded border. |
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