Greece 500 Drachmai 1.11.1968 (serial # varies) (circulated) VF

500 Drachmai 1.11.1968 (Front: Great Eleusinian Relief (from National Archaeological Museum of Athens): Triptolemos (Triptolemus) standing between Goddesses Demeter and Persephone (also called Kore), daughter of Zeus and Demeter. Reverse: Aigagros (Wild goat, Chamois, Ibex) with her young: Faience Relief from Knossos. Apples, grapes and an olive branch. Watermark: Head of Ephebos (adolescent, ephebe, ephebus), the Youth of Antikythera. Security features: Consecutively running serial numbers on the front of the banknote. Embedded solid 1/2 mm wide security thread. Predominant colour: Olive green. Artists: G. Velissaridis and I. Stinis. Engraved by: L. Orphanos and G. Angelopoulos. Signatures: Seeking advice (Manager, O Diefthyntis); Dimitrios Galanis (Chief Officer = Deputy Governor, O Dioikitis, 7 August 1967 – 4 May 1973). Security thread: Solid 1/2 mm, embedded. Printing method: Intaglio. Issuer: Bank of Greece - Trapeza Tis Ellados. Date of issue: 1 November 1968. Material: Cotton paper. Printer: Bank of Greece Institute) (Serial # varies) (circulated) VF

Dimensions: 158 x 73 mm

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Catalogue Number: P-197

Grade/condition: Very Fine (VF) (circulated, used)