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5000 Drachmai pink, large type
| Issuer | Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 1945 |
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| Size | 170 × 85 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a seated woman draped in classical robes, holding an infant and accompanied by a young child, set within an oval frame against a pink-toned guilloche underprint. The bank title ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ is printed in bold lettering across the upper right, with the denomination ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΠΕΝΤΕ ΧΙΛΙΑΔΕΣ in large letterpress text to the left. Serial number and two manuscript signatures of bank officials appear in the lower portion, with ornate border decoration framing the entire face. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΠΕΝΤΕ ΧΙΛΙΑΔΕΣ 5,000 Πληρώται επί τη εμφανίσει ΕΝ ΑΘΗΝΑΙΣ Ο ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΤΗΣ Ο ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΗΣ |
| Reverse description | The reverse carries a classical mythological vignette of the Nereid Thetis riding a hippocampus, bearing the divinely forged shield of Achilles across the sea to Troy, rendered in an engraved neoclassical style. The composition is set within a decorative panel against a pink guilloche background, with the denomination numeral 5,000 repeated at lower right. Ornate floral and geometric border elements frame the design on all sides. |
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