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5 Neai Drachmai
| Issuer | Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 1953 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | At right, an oval intaglio vignette presents a classical female bust in profile, rendered in red-brown tones. The large denomination numeral '5' is positioned at left alongside the payable text, with the issuer's name inscribed in Greek across the upper panel and two manuscript signature lines below the central denomination text. The serial number 'A 000000' at upper right and lower left corners confirms the trial printing status of this note. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ΠΕΝΤΕ ΝΕΑΙ ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ Πληρωτέαι επί τη εμφανίσει ΕΝ ΑΘΗΝΑΙΣ ΟΙ ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΤΑΙ Ο ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΗΣ |
| Reverse description | An elaborate guilloche underprint in green and brown tones dominates the face, centered on a large numeral '5' enclosed within a horizontal band bearing the denomination inscription in Greek. The issuer's name runs along the upper margin, while smaller denomination numerals occupy the lower left and right corners, flanking the ornamental geometric underprint. |
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