Olive on multicolor underprint. Eleusinian Relief with Demeter, Triptolemos and Persephone at center, denomination on multicoloured guilloches at right.
Reverse description
Olive on multicolor underprint. Ancient plaque from Knossos depicting a wild goat and its kid at bottom left, fruits at bottom center.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Ephebus of Antikythera.
Obverse lettering
500
ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ
ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΠΕΝΤΑΚΟΣΙΑΙ
ΠΛΗΡΩΤΕΑΙ ΕΠΙ ΤΗ ΕΜΦΑΝΙΣΕΙ
ΕΝ ΑΘΗΝΑΙΣ ΤΗ 1η ΝΟΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ 1968
Ο ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΤΗΣ
Ο ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΗΣ
ΔΗΜΗΤΡΑ, ΤΡΙΠΤΟΛΕΜΟΣ, ΠΕΡΣΕΦΟΝΗ
500
Λ Ο (Translation: 500 Bank of Greece Five Hundred Drachmai Payable on appearance In Athens, 1st of November 1968 The manager (signature unknown) The governor (signature of Dimitrios Galanis) Demeter, Triptolemos, Persephone 500 L O)
Reverse lettering
500 ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ
500
ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΠΕΝΤΑΚΟΣΙΑΙ
ΑΙΓΑΓΡΟΣ - ΚΝΩΣΟΣ
Γ Α 500
ΙΔΡΥΜΑ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΗΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ (Translation: 500 Bank of Greece 500 Five Hundred Drachmai Goat - Knossos G A 500 [Printing] Works of the Bank of Greece)