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200 000 000 Drachmai
| Issuer | Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 1944 |
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| Printer | Bank of Greece Printing Works, Athens |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette consists of a relief panel from the Parthenon Frieze, rendered after the high-relief Pentelic marble sculptures of the Panathenaic procession cavalry, set within a guilloche border. Denomination numerals appear at the corners, with issuer inscription and promise-to-pay legend arranged across the face. Date of issue, 9 September 1944, is stated within the body text. |
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| Obverse lettering | Τραπεζα της Ελλαδος Δραχμαι 200 Διακόσια εκατομμύρια εκατομμύρια Πληρωτεαι επι τη. εμφανισει εν Αθηναις τη. 9 Σεπτεμβρίου 1944 (Translation: Bank of Greece Drachmai 200 Two hundred million Promised to pay in Athens on 9 September 1944) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in brown tones and composed entirely of intricate lathe-work guilloche patterns radiating from a central octagonal medallion bearing the large bold numeral "200" with "ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ" above and "ΕΚΑΤΟΜΜΥΡΙΑ" below. Ornate acanthus-scroll cartouches flank the design at left and right, while the issuer name "ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ" appears in a banner at the top and "ΕΚΔΟΣΙΣ ΠΡΩΤΗ" (First Issue) in a tablet at the bottom. The denomination "200" is repeated in bold letterpress at all four corners. |
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