50 Drachmai Italian occupation

Issuer	Cassa Mediterranea di Credito per la Grecia
Year	1941
Type	Local banknote
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Obverse description	Vignette of an elderly male bust at left, with bilingual legal tender declaration and denomination rendered in both Italian and Greek within an ornate guilloche border frame at centre. The text identifies the note as valid currency for the Ionian Islands, with the treasurer's title printed below.
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Reverse description	Large numeral '50' set within an oval guilloche underprint at centre, surrounded by an elaborate intaglio border incorporating Greek key meander patterns along the top and bottom edges, palmette and anthemion ornamental motifs on the lateral panels, and acanthus scroll decorations at the corners. The denomination '50' also appears in each corner of the outer frame.
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Protection description	Cell shape pattern throughout note.
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