Greece P-199 / 50 Drachmai 1978 – UNC

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Issued by Trapeza Tis Ellados
Issue 1978 “Drachmai” Issue. 08.12.1978
Withdrawn 28.02.2002
Size 143 x 64 mm
Printer Idryma Trapezis tis Ellados, (Greece) – ITE
Watermark Head of Charioteer of Delphi (Heniokhos), commissioned by Polyzalus, Delphi Archaeological Museum
Security features Watermark. Running serial numbers. Metallic security strip near the centre of the banknote
Signatures Evangelos Devletoglou or Georgios Drakos (Manager, Deputy Governor, O Dieuthuntis); Xenophon Zolotas (Chief, Governor, O Dioikitis)
Obverse Head of Poseidon (Neptune), god of the sea and of earthquakes. Helmeted Athena supervises Argus
constructing a sailing boat called Argo, the ship of the Argonauts. Tiphys, the pilot is in the centre
Reverse Scene of Laskarina Bouboulina attacking the fortress of Palamidi at Nafplion. Sailing ships.