50 Drachmai

€206,229.00
IssuerGreece
Year1939
TypeStandard circulation banknote
Value50 Drachmai
CurrencyFirst modern drachma (1832-1944)
CompositionPaper
Size143 × 73 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterThomas De La Rue, London, United Kingdom
No. printed
Designer(s)
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#107
Obverse descriptionHead of Hesiod at left, White Tower of Thessaloniki at lower center, 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 1939 Ο ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΗΣ (signature of Emmanuel Tsouderos) Ο ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΤΗΣ (signature of Andreas Papadimitriou)
(Translation: Bank of Greece 50 50 Fifty Drachmai  Paid on appearance Athens on the 1st of January 1939  CHIEF OFFICER (signature of Emmanuel Tsouderos) MANAGER (signature of Andreas Papadimitriou))
Reverse lettering50 50 ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ΕΚΔΟΣΙΣ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΑ ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΠΕΝΤΗΚΟΝΤΑ
(Translation: 50 50 Bank of Greece Second issue Fifty Drachmai)
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Catalog ID5243309190
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