20 Drachmai

Issuer Greece
Year 1954
Type Standard circulation banknote
Value 20 Drachmai (20 GRD)
Currency Third modern drachma (1954-2001)
Composition Paper
Size 150 × 80 mm
Shape Rectangular
Printer Banknote and Currency Printing Office (Ίδρυμα Εκτυπώσεως Τραπεζογραμματίων και Αξιών / Idryma Ektiposeos Trapezogrammation kai Axion), Holargos, Greece (1947-date)
Designer(s)
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#187
Obverse description Blue on multicolour underprint. Helmeted Athena at left, value and signatures at centre, watermark at right. Ancient Athenian tetradrachm at lower centre.
Obverse lettering 20 Α.10- 512 410 ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ Αʹ ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΕΙΚΟΣΙ Πληρωτέαι ἐπί τῇ ἐμφανίσει ΕΝ ΑΘΗΝΑΙΣ Τῌ 15η ΙΑΝΟΥΑΡΙΟΥ 1954 ΟΙ ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΤΑΙ Ο ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΗΣ ΝΕΑ ΕΚΔΟΣΙΣ Α.10- 512 410 20
Reverse description Blue on pale blue and pink underprint. Watermark window at left, Medusa and crowing rooster at centre, denomination at right.
Reverse lettering ΕΚΔΟΣΙΣ ΠΡΩΤΗ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ 20 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΕΙΚΟΣΙ 20 20 ΙΔΡΥΜΑ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ
Signature(s)
Protection type Watermark
Protection description Head of Apollo.
Variants There exists a very rare variant with rounded edges and an overprint ""in silver"" (У СРЕБРУ). Only 3 known samples exist, with serial numbers A.059 998, A.059 999 and A.059 000.
Numisquare ID 1995010160
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