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5000 Drachmai punch holes
| Issuer | Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 1941 |
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| Value | 5000 Drachmai |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of Athena in profile, helmeted and in classical armour, set within an oval guilloche frame. The numeral 5000 appears in large bold figures to either side of the vignette, with the bank title ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ in letterpress at the top and the denomination legend ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΠΕΝΤΕ ΧΙΛΙΑΔΕΣ on a central panel below. Serial numbers and two signatory lines — Ο ΤΑΜΙΑΣ and Ο ΓΕΝΙΚΟΣ ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΕΥΣ — appear in the lower field, with the note cancelled by punch holes. |
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| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette of a griffin — a classical mythical creature with eagle head and leonine body — standing on a rocky plinth and rendered in a formal, architectural surround of pilasters and decorative panels. The bank title ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ runs across the top in letterpress, and the inscription ΕΚΔΟΣΙΣ ΠΡΩΤΗ appears in the lower margin. Repeated numeral 5000 borders frame the composition on all sides, with punch hole cancellations visible through the central design. |
| Reverse lettering | ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ΕΚΔΟΣΙΣ ΠΡΩΤΗ |
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