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50 Drachmai
| Issuer | Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| Reference(s) | P#199 |
| Obverse description | Blue on multicolour underprint. Intaglio vignette of the head of Poseidon, ancient Greek god of the sea and storms, at left centre; a trident motif and frieze detail from ancient Greek sculpture appear at lower right. The guilloche underprint is rendered in multiple pastel tones. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ 50 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΠΕΝΤΗΚΟΝΤΑ ΠΛΗΡΩΤΕΑΙ ΕΠΙ ΤΗ ΕΜΦΑΝΙΣΕΙ ΕΝ ΑΘΗΝΑΙΣ Τῌ 8η ΔΕΚΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ 1978 Ο ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΤΗΣ Ο ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΗΣ Λ Ο ΠΟΣΕΙΔΩΝ (Translation: Bank of Greece 50 Fifty Drachmai Paid on appearance In Athens, 8th of December 1978 The manager (signature of N. Christofilis) The governor (signature of Xenophon Zolotas) L O Poseidon) |
| Reverse description | Blue on multicolour underprint. The central vignette presents Laskarina Bouboulina, heroine of the Greek War of Independence of 1821, issuing the order to fire upon the fortress of Palamidi; the scene is rendered in an intaglio engraved style against a multicolour guilloche background. |
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