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50 Drachmai
| Issuer | Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 1943 |
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| Size | 120 × 60 mm |
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| Obverse description | An oval vignette at left contains a young woman in traditional Greek regional costume, rendered in intaglio against a fine guilloche underprint. The bank title ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ runs across the top, with the denomination ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΠΕΝΤΗΚΟΝΤΑ and large numeral '50' at centre-right. A payment clause dated 1 February 1943 and two facsimile signature lines appear in the lower portion of the note. |
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| Reverse description | Two intaglio-engraved ancient coin vignettes flank the central denomination text, the left bearing a classical portrait head in profile and the right a bull with inscriptions referencing Dodona. ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ is lettered along the top, with ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ 50 ΠΕΝΤΗΚΟΝΤΑ at centre. The legend ΕΚΔΟΣΙΣ ΤΡΙΤΗ, indicating the third issue, appears at the base. |
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| Variants | P#121a(1) - large serial # P#121a(2) - small serial # |
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