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5 000 000 Drachmai
| Issuer | Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 1944 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Brown intaglio vignette at left reproducing the head of Arethusa from the dekadrachm of Syracuse, rendered with fine engraved detail against a guilloche underprint in pale salmon and grey. To the right, the denomination numeral 5.000.000 is printed in large letterpress figures within a ruled panel, above the spelled-out value ΠΕΝΤΕ ΕΚΑΤΟΜΜΥΡΙΑ. The issue designation Α΄ appears in the upper left corner, with three manuscript signatures below — the Governor at centre-left and two Directors at lower right — alongside the payability clause dated 20 July 1944 in Athens. |
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| Reverse description | Printed entirely in dark grey-brown on plain paper, the reverse is composed of elaborate guilloche lacework forming a continuous geometric border. A large central cartouche encloses the numeral 5.000.000 in bold outlined figures, flanked symmetrically at left and right by two ornate rosette medallions each bearing the figure 5 above the inscription ΕΚΑΤΟΜΜΥΡΙΑ. The bank name ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ arches across the top, with ΕΚΔΟΣΙΣ ΠΡΩΤΗ (First Issue) along the lower margin. |
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| Signature(s) | Spyridon Chatzikyriakos and M. Pierros |
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