The face value according to the new spelling (`50 ΔΡΑΧΜΕΣ`), above the sea, is surrounded with the inscription country name above and the mintmark at the bottom.
The portrait in left profile of Solon (ca. 638 – 558 BC), a famous Athenian statesman, lawmaker, and lyric poet, is accompanied with a legend which indicates his name in Greek.
Reverse script
Greek
Reverse lettering
Β.Σ.
ΣΟΛΩΝ (Translation: V.S. SOLON)
Edge
Smooth
Mint
National Mint of the Bank of Greece (Νομισματοκοπείο - ΙΕΤΑ), Athens, Greece(1972-date)