| Issuer | Greece |
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| Year | 1939 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 1000 Drachmai |
| Currency | First modern drachma (1832-1944) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 158 × 78 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reference(s) | P#111 |
| Obverse description | Two young Greek women dressed in traditional attire, one is holding a water jug and the other one is holding a sheath of wheat. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ 1000 ΑΘΗΝΑΙ 1939 Ο ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΗΣ (signature of Emmanuel Tsouderos) Ο ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΤΗΣ (signature of Andreas Papadimitriou) (Translation: Bank of Greece 1000 Drachmai Athens 1939 Governor (signature of Emmanuel Tsouderos) Manager (signature of Andreas Papadimitriou)) |
| Reverse description | Lion of Chaeronea, erected by the Thebans in memory of their dead after the battle of Chaeronea. |
| Reverse lettering | ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ΕΚΔΟΣΙΣ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΑ ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΧΙΛΙΑΙ (Translation: Bank of Greece Second issue One thousand Drachmai) |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Archaic head of a man |
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| Numisquare ID | 7896103900 |
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