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2 Drachmai Ionian Bank Limited
| Issuer | Ionian Bank Limited |
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| Year | 1885 |
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| Value | 2 Drachmai |
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| Obverse description | At left, an oval vignette contains a portrait of Alexander the Great in three-quarter right profile; a corresponding oval vignette at right bears a helmeted bust of Athena facing left. The central field carries the denomination ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΔΥΟ in bold letters beneath the bank title ΙΟΝΙΚΗ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ LIMITED across the top, with a handwritten date and a serial number above the central guilloche ornament. Manuscript signatures of the Secretary of the Board and the Bank Cashier appear below the central device, with the Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. imprint along the lower border. |
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| Reverse description | The Greek royal coat of arms is set within a circular frame surmounted by a crown at centre, flanked by two standing allegorical figures. The numeral 2 occupies each corner within decorative guilloche panels, and a repeating border of ΔΥΟ / ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ runs along all four edges. Two symmetrical panels of cautionary text in Greek appear to either side of the central arms, warning against forgery and counterfeiting. |
| Reverse lettering | Η ΠΑΡΑΠΟΙΗΣΙΣ, Η ΠΛΑΣΤΟΓΡΑΦΗΣΙΣ ΚΑΙ Η ΕΝ ΓΝΩΣΕΙ ΚΥΚΛΟΦΟΡΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΠΛΑΣΤΟΤΗΤΟΣ ΤΙΜΩΡΟΥΝΤΑΙ ΚΑΤΑ ΤΟΝ ΝΟΜΟΝ ΔΥΟ ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ |
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