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5 Phoenix

Issuer National Bank Commission (Εθνική Τράπεζα Επιτροπή), Greece
Year 1831
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Currency Phoenix (1828-1832)
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Obverse description Horizontal note printed in terracotta-red on cream paper, enclosed within a rectangular border of repetitive geometric and interlocking guilloche ornaments. The denomination appears in large Greek capital letters across the upper portion, flanked by a central decorative vignette, with a multi-line Greek-language text body setting out the legal tender clause and place of issue (Aegina, 1 July 1831). The serial number appears in manuscript at the lower left, with two handwritten signatures at the lower right under the issuing authority inscription.
Obverse lettering ΦΟΙΝΙΚΕΣ ΠΕΝΤΕ
Εν Αίγινη τη α. Ιουλίου 1831.
Η επί της Εθνικής Τραπέζης Επιτροπή
Αριθμός Τραπέζης 49472
Reverse description Plain cream paper reverse showing bleed-through of the obverse printed text and border, with a handwritten serial number in the upper left area and several manuscript annotations and signatures applied in ink, consistent with contemporary administrative endorsement practice.
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