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25 Drachmai

Features

Issuer Greece
Issuing bank National Bank of Greece (Εθνική Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος)
King Otto (1832-1862)
Type Standard circulation banknotes
Year 1841
Value 25 Drachmai
Currency First modern drachma (1832-1944)
Composition Paper
Size 230 × 115 mm
Shape Rectangular
Technique (green)
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
262437
References P# 10
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

Obverse

Black printing on green paper.
Coat of arms of Greece at upper centre, within ornate decorative frame. Face value at centre, manuscript signatures at bottom.

Script: Greek

Lettering:
ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ.
Συστηθεῖσα τῇ 30 Μαρτίου 1841
ΠΛΗΡΩΤΕΑΙ ΕΙΣ ΜΕΤΡΗΤΑ ΤΩ ΚΟΜΙΣΤΗ ΕΙΣ ΤΗΝ ΕΜΦΑΝΙΣΙΝ
ΕΙΚΟΣΙΠΕΝΤΕ ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ.

Καταχορήθη ἐς τό λογιστικόν βιβλίον υπ'ἀριθ σελ. ἐν τε γραμμῆ.

Ο αρχι-ταμείας
Ο ΒΑΣΙΛ. ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΟΣ
Ο ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΤΗΣ ΤΗΣ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΗΣ.

Η παραποίησις τιμωρείται με δεσμα διά βίου.

Reverse

Uniface (blank).

Comments

This note was issued by the National Bank of Greece, though the text of the note says Ελληνική Τράπεζα (Greek Bank). For additional information and historical context, please see here.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1841-Mar-30  Handwritten date

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