50 Drachmai

Issuer	National Bank of Greece
Year	1923
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Size	145 × 75 mm
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Obverse description	Intaglio portrait vignette of Georgios Stavros set within an oval guilloche frame at left, printed in dark green on a multicolour underprint of interlacing rosette and lathe-work patterns in blue and orange. The numeral '50' appears in a central guilloche cartouche at centre-right, with the denomination in Greek script below and the date and place of issue inscribed beneath. Three manuscript signatures appear at the foot, attributed respectively to the Treasurer, the Governor, and the Royal Commissioner, with the printer's imprint 'AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY' at the base.
Obverse lettering	ΕΘΝΙΚΗ ΤΡΑΓΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΠΕΝΤΗΚΟΝΤΑ ΓΛΗΡΩΤΕΑΙ ΕΡΙ ΤΗ. ΕΜΦΑΝΙΣΕΙ ΑΘΗΝΗΣΙ ΤΗ 12 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ 1923 Ο ΤΑΜΙΑΣ Ο ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΗΣ Ο ΒΑΣ. ΕΡΙΤΡΟΓΟΣ
Reverse description	Central oval vignette rendered in intaglio presents a three-quarter profile bust of the Hermes of Praxiteles, the ancient marble sculpture, set against a dark engine-turned background. Flanking the vignette on either side are elaborate symmetrical guilloche rosette panels incorporating the numeral '50' in multiple positions, all printed in dark olive-green over a pale blue and violet lathe-work underprint. The issuing authority's title is inscribed in a panel at the top, the edition designation 'ΕΚΔΟΣΙΣ ΤΕΤΑΡΤΗ' appears at the base, and the printer's imprint 'AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY' is printed below the lower border.
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