500 Drachmai

Issuer	Bank of Greece
Year	1950-1953
Type	Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description	At left, a vignette of a Byzantine coin portraying Justinian; at centre, an ornamental guilloche panel with floral and avian motifs; the denomination numeral appears at right within a decorative border. The note carries the royal title and date inscriptions in Greek script, with the Minister of Finance's printed signature below.
Obverse lettering	ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ 500 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΠΕΝΤΑΚΟΣΙΑΙ Πληρωτέαι ἐπὶ τῇ ἐμφανίσει ΕΝ ΑΘΗΝΑΙΣ Τῌ 10η ΙΟΥΛΙΟΥ 1950 Ο ΥΠΟΥΡΓΟΣ ΤΩΝ ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΩΝ (Translation: Kingdom of Greece 500 Five hundred drachmai Paid on appearance In Athens, 10th July 1950 Minister for Finance (signature of Giorgos Kartalis))
Reverse description	A central oval intaglio vignette presents the Paraportiani Church of Mykonos set against a rocky landscape with cactus plants in the foreground, enclosed within an elaborate guilloche frame. The denomination "500" and "ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΠΕΝΤΑΚΟΣΙΑΙ" appear in large letterpress numerals and text at both left and right, with the issuing authority inscription running along the lower margin.
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