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500 Drachmai
| Issuer | National Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 1901 |
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| Currency | First modern drachma (1832-1944) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Georgios Stavros, founder of the National Bank of Greece, at left; a vignette of Athena at centre; and the Greek coat of arms at right. The design incorporates fine guilloche work and ornamental borders typical of American Bank Note Company craftsmanship. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of a seated figure, possibly a shepherd or allegorical rural personage, surrounded by sheep, with a classical Greek temple visible in the background. Two large dark medallions bearing the numeral '500' flank the central scene, set against an elaborate guilloche underprint in blue-green tones. The legend 'BANQUE NATIONALE DE GRECE' appears in a horizontal band below the central vignette, with the printer's imprint 'AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK' at the bottom margin. |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE NATIONALE DE GRECE 500 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK |
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