Blue on multicolour underprint. Head of Poseidon, the Ancient Greek god of the sea and storms at left; trident and design of an ancient frieze at bottom-right.
Reverse description
Blue on multicolour underprint. Laskarina Bouboulina, a hero of the war of independence of 1821, ordering her cannons to fire at the fortress of Palamidi.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Head of the Charioteer Polyzalos of Delphi
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 lettering
50 ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ 50
50 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΠΕΝΤΗΚΟΝΤΑ
ΙΔΡΥΜΑ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΗΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ (Translation: 50 Bank of Greece 50 50 Fifty Drachmai [Printing] Works of the Bank of Greece)
