Greece 500 Drachme 1932-Oct-01

Red overprint "SPECIMEN", serial # ΑΛ100 000000

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Greece 500 Drachme, 1932 P-102 obverse
Greece 500 Drachme, 1932 P-102 reverse

Information:

Rarity RRR - Extremely Rare
Date Variety Iss. VG F VF XF AU UNC
1932-Oct-01 Red overprint "SPECIMEN", serial # ΑΛ100 000000 + - - - - - -
Reference P#102s
Country Greece
Period First modern drachma (1832-1944)
Issuing bank Bank of Greece
Currency Drachme
Denomination 500 Drachme
Type Circulation banknotes
Year 1932
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes
Size (WxH) 185x85 mm

Obverse:

Greece 500 Drachme, 1932 P-102
Greek

Obverse text

500 500 ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ Αʹ Αʹ ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΠΕΝΤΑΚΟΣΙΑΙ ΠΛΗΡΩΤΕΑΙ ΕΠΙ Τῌ ΕΜΦΑΝΙΣΕΙ ΑΘΗΝΗΣΙ Τῌ 1 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ 1932 Ο ΤΑΜΙΑΣ Ο ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΗΣ Ο ΓΕΝΙΚΟΣ ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΕΥΣ 500 500 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY.

Obverse symbol

Portrait of helmeted Pallas Athena facing right at centre, denomination at sides.

Reverse:

Image 1
Greek

Reverse text

500 500 ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ 500 500 500 ΕΚΔΟΣΙΣ ΠΡΩΤΗ AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY.

Reverse symbol

Minoan carving depicting a bull escaping from his catchers, a bull in a net and a running bull from one of the golden cups found in Vaphio dating 1450-1500 BC.

Varieties:

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
1932-Oct-01 Issued note 6m $2,70 $2,80 $2,90 $5,80 $5,80 -
1932-Oct-01 Red overprint "SPECIMEN", serial # ΑΛ100 000000 + - - - - - -