Catalog
500 Drachmai
| Issuer | Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 1939 |
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| Currency | First modern drachma (1832-1944) |
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| Obverse description | An intaglio oval vignette at left presents a young Greek woman in traditional regional costume with a headscarf. The central area carries the bold denomination numeral '500' above a dark panel bearing the legend ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΠΕΝΤΑΚΟΣΙΑΙ, flanked by intricate guilloche underprint in multicolour. A large blank oval at right serves as the watermark window, while the issuer's title ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ is set in an arched band above centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ 500 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΠΕΝΤΑΚΟΣΙΑΙ ΠΛΗΡΩΤΕΑΙ ΕΝΙ ΤΗ ΕΜΦΑΝΙΣΕΙ ΑΘΗΝΗΣΙ ΤΗ 1η ΙΑΝΟΥΑΡΙΟΥ 1939 Ο ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΤΗΣ Ο ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΗΣ |
| Reverse description | A panoramic landscape vignette at centre renders the harbour town of Poros as viewed from Galatas, with sailing vessels on the calm waters in the foreground. A blank oval at left accommodates the watermark zone, while a small cameo portrait of the goddess Demeter appears at upper right within a circular frame. The composition is framed by a finely engraved guilloche border with denomination numerals repeated in each corner. |
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