50 Drachmai

Issuer	National Bank of Greece
Year	1928
Type	Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description	Central intaglio vignette of Georgios Stavros in three-quarter portrait, set within an oval frame flanked by large numeral '50' panels on either side, all framed by engraved neoclassical columns with fine guilloche borders. Serial numbers appear at upper left and lower right, with the red overprint of the new bank name 'ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ' diagonally across the upper portion. Three signature lines for Ο ΤΑΜΙΑΣ, Ο ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΗΣ, and Ο ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΟΣ appear below the central cartouche, with imprint of American Bank Note Company at foot.
Obverse lettering	ΕΘΝΙΚΗ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΠΕΝΤΗΚΟΝΤΑ Ο ΤΑΜΙΑΣ Ο ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΗΣ Ο ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΟΣ AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY
Reverse description	Large central numeral '50' in guilloche underprint, flanked by two ancient coin vignettes in intaglio: at left, a coin inscribed 'ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ' bearing a classical head, and at right, a coin inscribed 'ΑΣΚΛΗΠΙΟΣ' with a seated figure. A rectangular panel at top bears the bank name, and the sixth issue designation 'ΕΚΔΟΣΙΣ ΕΚΤΗ' is inscribed below the central motif, with the denomination '50' repeated at lower left and right. A red diagonal overprint appears across the upper portion of the note.
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