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2.5 Drachmai Half of 5 Drachmai
| Issuer | National Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| Printer | American Bank Note Company |
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| Obverse description | This note consists of the left half of the original 5 Drachmai note (P-54), bisected vertically and issued as a 2.5 Drachmai emergency currency in 1922. The retained half presents a circular intaglio vignette of a male portrait, likely a statesman, set within an elaborate guilloche border, with the numeral '5' visible at upper left and the partial bank title 'ΕΘΝΙΚΗ ΤΡΑΠΕΖ...' across the top. A red serial number and two manuscript signatures appear in the lower portion, with the imprint 'AMERICAN BANK NOTE' at the bottom right. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents the right half of the bisected 5 Drachmai note, with a large central rosette guilloche medallion bearing the numeral '5' in dark intaglio against a multicolour underprint of blue and brown geometric lathe-work. At left, a partial circular vignette shows a classical female allegorical figure in profile, laurel-crowned, with the partial legend 'ΑΙ ΠΕΝΤΕ' above and 'Σ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΑ' below. The imprint 'TE COMPANY, NEW YORK.' is visible at the bottom. |
| Reverse lettering | ΑΙ ΠΕΝΤΕ Σ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΑ AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK |
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