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500 Drachmai
| Issuer | Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 1926 |
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| Value | 500 Drachmai |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette carries a bust portrait of Georgios Stavros, founder of the National Bank of Greece, set within an oval frame at the centre of the note. The design is executed in intaglio with fine guilloche underprint patterns framing the portrait. Denomination and issuing authority inscriptions appear in Greek lettering across the face. |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette presents the Church of the Holy Apostles in Thessaloniki, flanked on either side by mythological creatures rendered in classical style. Fine guilloche border work frames the overall composition, with denomination inscriptions in Greek lettering above and below the central design. |
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| Variants | P#89a - black signature at right P#89b - red signature at right |
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