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5000 Drachmes
| Issuer | Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Currency | Third modern drachma (1954-2001) |
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| Obverse description | Dark blue intaglio print on multicolour guilloche underprint. A vignette of Greek War of Independence hero Theodoros Kolokotronis occupies the left side, rendered in fine engraved portraiture, with a view of the Church of Agioi Apostoloi in Kalamata set into the lower-right corner. The face value numeral "5000" appears in large figures at the upper right, with the issuing authority and denomination inscriptions arranged across the upper and lower margins. |
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| Reverse description | Dark blue on multicolour guilloche underprint. The central vignette presents a panoramic view of the medieval stone bridge of Karytaina spanning the Alphios River gorge, with the hilltop town of Karytaina and its Frankish castle visible in the background. The denomination numeral "5000" is repeated at left and right, with the issuing authority's name and the printer's imprint running along the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | 5000 ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ 5000 ΚΑΡΥΤΑΙΝΑ 5000 ΔΡΑΧΜΕΣ ΠΕΝΤΕ ΧΙΛΙΑΔΕΣ ΙΔΡΥΜΑ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ (Translation: 5000 Bank of Greece 5000 Karytaina 5000 Five Thousand Drachmes Printing Works of the Bank of Greece) |
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