1000 Drachmes

€1.00
IssuerGreece
Year1987
TypeStandard circulation banknote
Value1000 Drachmai (1000 GRD)
CurrencyThird modern drachma (1954-2001)
CompositionPaper
Size158 × 77 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterBanknote and Currency Printing Office (Ίδρυμα Εκτυπώσεως Τραπεζογραμματίων και Αξιών / Idryma Ektiposeos Trapezogrammation kai Axion), Holargos, Greece (1947-date)
No. printed
Designer(s)Nikos Nikolaou
Engraver(s)Obverse: Georgios Angelopoulos
Reverse: Ioannis Pipinis, Eleonora Perraki-Pipinis
In circulation to1 March 2002
Reference(s) P#202
Obverse descriptionBrown on multicolour underprint. Bust of Apollon of Olympia. On the bottom left centre, Ancient Greek silver coin, Tetradrachm from Olympia, Elis (Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus & Reverse: Eagle standing right on Ionic capital).
Reverse descriptionBrown on multicolour underprint. Discobolus (discus thrower) by Myron of Eleutherae at left, Temple of Hera at Ancient Olympia at centre.
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionCharioteer Polyzalos of Delphi
Obverse letteringΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ 1000 ΔΡΑΧΜΕΣ ΧΙΛΙΕΣ ΠΛΗΡΩΤΕΕΣ ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΕΜΦΑΝΙΣΗ ΑΘΗΝΑ 1 ΙΟΥΛΙΟΥ 1987 Ο ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΤΗΣ Ο ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΗΣ Γ Α ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑ 1000 1000
(Translation: Bank of Greece 1000 One thousand drachmes Paid on appearance Athens, 1 July 1987 Manager (signature of Charal. Skouras) Governor (signature of Dimitrios Chalikias)  G A Apollon of Olympia 1000 1000)
Reverse lettering1000 ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ 1000 ΔΡΑΧΜΕΣ ΧΙΛΙΕΣ ΝΑΟΣ ΗΡΑΣ ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑ Ε Π ΔΙΣΚΟΒΟΛΟΣ ΜΥΡΩΝΟΣ Ι Π 1000 ΙΔΡΥΜΑ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ
(Translation: 1000 Bank of Greece 1000  One Thousand Drachmes Temple of Hera, Olympia E P  Discobolus of Myron I P 1000 [Printing] Works of the Bank of Greece)
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Catalog ID2771725260
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