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50 Drachmai
| Issuer | Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 1944 |
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| Value | 50 Drachmai (50 δρᾰχμαί) |
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| Obverse description | Brown on blue and gold underprint, with a vignette of the Winged Victory of Samothrace (Nike of Samothrace) at left, rendered in intaglio style against a finely guilloche-patterned background. The large numeral '50' appears at center-right, with the bank title ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ across the top and the denomination ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΠΕΝΤΗΚΟΝΤΑ below. Date of issue 9 Νοεμβρίου 1944 (9 November 1944) and two signature lines are printed at the lower portion of the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΠΕΝΤΗΚΟΝΤΑ ΠΛΗΡΩΤΕΑΙ ΕΠΙ ΤΗ ΕΜΦΑΝΙΣΕΙ ΕΝ ΑΘΗΝΑΙΣ ΤΗ 9° ΝΟΕΜΒΡΙΟΣ 1944 Ο ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΗΣ ΟΙ ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΤΑΙ |
| Reverse description | Brown on light grey underprint, with a central vignette of a phoenix rising from flames, wings spread wide and head raised, set within a radiating sunburst guilloche. The denomination numeral '50' appears in large format within ornate guilloche panels at left and right. The bank title ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ is inscribed at the top, and the inscription ΕΚΔΟΣΙΣ ΤΕΤΑΡΤΗ (Fourth Issue) appears at the bottom center. |
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