50 Neai Drachmai

Features

Issuer Greece
Issuing bank Bank of Greece (Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος)
King Paul (1947-1964)
Type Trial banknote
Year 1953
Value 50 Drachmai (50 GRD)
Currency Third modern drachma (1954-2001)
Composition Paper
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
219147
References P# 185D
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Woman

Script: Greek

Lettering:
ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ

ΠΕΝΤΗΚΟΝΤΑ ΝΕΑΙ ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ
50

Πληρωτέαι επι τῃ εμφανισει
ΕΝ ΑΘΗΝΑΙΣ

ΟΙ ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΤΑΙ
Ο ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΗΣ

Translation:
Bank of Greece

Fifty Neai (New) Drachmai
50

Payable on apprearance
In Athens

The Managers
The Governor

Reverse

Denomination

Script: Greek

Lettering:
ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ

ΠΕΝΤΗΚΟΝΔΑ ΝΕΑΙ ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ
50 50

Translation:
Bank of Greece

Fifty Neai (New) Drachmai
50 50

Comments

This note was never issued. It is part of a series planned on being issued to solve the ongoing inflation of the second modern drachma. This was partially solved with the series of notes issued from 1954 to 1956, as the third modern drachma. This series likely was an earlier design/draft of those notes. Both sides of this note say "ΠΕΝΤΗΚΟΝΤΑ ΝΕΑΙ ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ" (FIFTY NEAI/NEW DRACHMAI) on it.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1953) 

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