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25 Drachmai
| Issuer | National Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 1903 |
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| Printer | American Bank Note Company, New York, United States |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Georgios Stavros, founder of the National Bank of Greece, at left within an oval vignette; two allegorical female figures representing Trade and Agriculture occupy the central vignette; the Greek royal coat of arms appears at right. Intricate guilloche underprint frames the entire composition with fine lathe-work borders. |
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| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette of a semi-recumbent allegorical figure — a putto or youthful Hermes holding a caduceus — seated before a seascape with a sailing vessel at left; large ornate numeral '25' flanks the central vignette on both sides within elaborate guilloche scrollwork. The legend 'BANQUE NATIONALE DE GRECE' is inscribed above and below the central panel, with the Greek inscription 'ΕΚΔΟΣΙΣ ΟΓΔΟΗ' (Eighth Issue) below; the imprint 'AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK' appears in small lettering at the base. |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE NATIONALE DE GRECE ΕΚΔΟΣΙΣ ΟΓΔΟΗ AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK |
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