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50 Drachmai Half of 100 Drachmai
| Issuer | National Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | This note represents the right half of a bisected 100 Drachmai note (P-55), issued by decree in 1922 to create a 50 Drachmai denomination. The visible half retains the central vignette of the Greek royal coat of arms — a shield bearing a white cross flanked by two classical male figures beneath a royal crown — set within an elaborate guilloche border. The denomination numeral '100' appears in the upper and lower portions of the remaining half, alongside partial text reading 'ΕΚΑΤΟΝ' and the date '8 Μαΐου 1918' with two manuscript signatures below. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ΕΚΑΤΟΝ 100 ΘΑ ΠΛΗΡΩΣΕΙ ΕΙΣ ΤΟΝ ΕΜΦΑΝΙΣΤΗ 8 Μαΐου 1918 Ο ΒΑΣ. ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΟΣ |
| Reverse description | The right half of the original 100 Drachmai reverse is preserved here, with a detailed intaglio vignette of the Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens occupying the right portion, rendered with fine architectural precision. To the left, a large guilloche rosette surrounds the numeral '100'. Partial inscriptions in both Greek and French are visible along the lower margin, alongside the imprint of the American Bank Note Company. |
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