50 Drachmai

€1.00
IssuerGreece
Year1941
TypeStandard circulation banknote
Value50 Drachmai (50 δρᾰχμαί)
CurrencySecond modern drachma (1944-1953)
CompositionPaper
Size147 × 71 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterThomas De La Rue, London, United Kingdom
No. printed
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Reference(s) P#168
Obverse descriptionHead of Hesiod at left, White Tower of Thessaloniki at lower centre, sailing boat at lower right.
Reverse descriptionMarble bas-relief of Poseidon, Apollo and Artemis in the meeting of gods, from the east frieze of Parthenon in Athens.
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionHead of a young male
Obverse letteringΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ 50 50 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΠΕΝΤΗΚΟΝΤΑ ΠΛΗΡΩΤΕΑΙ ΕΠΙ ΤΗ. ΕΜΦΑΝΙΣΕΙ ΑΘΗΝΗΣΙ Τη. 1η ΙΑΝΟΥΑΡΙΟΥ 1941 Ο ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΗΣ Ο ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΤΗΣ
(Translation: Bank of Greece 50 50 Fifty Drachmai  Paid on appearance Athens on the 1st of January 1941  GOVERNOR (signature of Kyriakos Varvaresos) MANAGER (signature of Andreas Papadimitriou))
Reverse lettering50 50 ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ΕΚΔΟΣΙΣ ΤΡΙΤΗ ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΠΕΝΤΗΚΟΝΤΑ
(Translation: 50 50 Bank of Greece Third issue Fifty Drachmai)
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Catalog ID4350126580
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