Dark blue on multicolour underprint. Portrait of Theodoros Kolokotronis (hero of freedom) at left, Church of Agioi Apostoloi in Kalamata at lower-right.
Reverse description
Dark blue on multicolour underprint. View of a bridge leading to the town of Karytaina in the distance.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Head of Philip II of Macedon and a palmette.
Obverse lettering
5000 ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ 5000
ΔΡΑΧΜΕΣ ΠΕΝΤΕ ΧΙΛΙΑΔΕΣ
ΠΛΗΡΩΤΕΕΣ ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΕΜΦΑΝΙΣΗ
ΑΘΗΝΑ 1 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ 1997
Ο ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΤΗΣ
Ο ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΗΣ
Θ. ΚΟΛΟΚΟΤΡΩΝΗΣ
ΑΓΙΟΙ ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΙ ΚΑΛΑΜΑΤΑΣ
5000 (Translation: 5000 Bank of Greece 5000 Five Thousand Drachmes Paid on appearance Athens, 1 June 1997 MANAGER (signature of Vasiladiotis) GOVERNOR (signature of Lukas Papadimos) T. Kolokotronis Agioi Apostoloi (Holy Apostolate) church of Kalamata 5000)
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)