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500 Drachmes
| Issuer | Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 1983 |
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| Reference(s) | P#201 |
| Obverse description | Deep green intaglio on multicolour underprint. A portrait vignette of Ioannis Kapodistrias, first Governor of Greece, occupies the left centre, with an engraved view of his birthplace in Corfu rendered at lower right. Guilloche work borders frame the composition, with denomination numerals and bank title inscriptions in Greek completing the design. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ 500 ΔΡΑΧΜΕΣ ΠΕΝΤΑΚΟΣΙΕΣ ΠΛΗΡΩΤΕΕΣ ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΕΜΦΑΝΙΣΗ 500 ΑΘΗΝΑ 1 ΦΕΒΡΟΥΑΡΙΟΥ 1983 Ο ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΤΗΣ Ο ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΗΣ Ι. ΚΑΠΟΔΙΣΤΡΙΑΣ 500 500 (Translation: Bank of Greece 500 Five hundred drachmes Paid on appearance 500 Athens, 1 February 1983 MANAGER (signature of Efst. Konidaris) GOVERNOR (signature of Gerrasimos Arsenis) I. Kapodistrias 500 500) |
| Reverse description | Deep green intaglio on multicolour underprint. The central vignette presents a detailed engraved panorama of the Old Fortress of Corfu (Paleo Frourio), set against a lightly rendered sky, with ornamental guilloche borders in green and orange surrounding the design on all sides. Denomination numerals appear at upper left, upper right, and lower right, with the bank title at top and place name ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑ below the central vignette. |
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