500 Drachmai
Features
| Issuer |
Greece
 |
|---|---|
| Bank emisyjny | Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος |
| Król |
Paul (1947-1964)
|
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1955 |
| Value | 500 Drachmai (500 GRD) |
| Currency | Third modern drachma (1954-2001) |
| Composition | Papier |
| Size | 155 × 72 mm |
| Shape | Prostokątny |
| Issued | 21 November 1955 |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 214368 |
| References | P# 193 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Series: Bank of Greece: issue of 1954-1956
Obverse
(en) Green on multicolour underprint.
Portrait of Socrates at centre, value and signatures at right.
Script: grecki
Lettering:
ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ
ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΠΕΝΤΑΚΟΣΙΑΙ
ΠΛΗΡΩΤΕΑΙ ΕΠΙ Τῌ ΕΜΦΑΝΙΣΕΙ
ΕΝ ΑΘΗΝΑΙΣ Τῌ 8η ΑΥΓΟΥΣΤΟΥ 1955
Ο ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΤΗΣ
Ο ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΗΣ
Α Κ.
ΣΩΚΡΑΤΗΣ
500 500
Designer: Alexandros Koroyiannakis
Reverse
(en) Green on pale yellow underprint.
Apostle Paul speaking to assembly in Athens during the Areopagus sermon. Pillar with ancient inscription at lower left.
Script: grecki
Lettering:
ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ
ΟΜΙΛΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΑΠ ΠΑΥΛΟΥ ΕΙΣ ΤΟΝ ΑΡΕΙΟΝ ΠΑΓΟΝ
ΤΩ ΑΓΝΩΣΤΩ. ΘΕΟ
500 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΠΕΝΤΑΚΟΣΙΑΙ 500
ΙΔΡΥΜΑ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ
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Ίδρυμα Εκτυπώσεως Τραπεζογραμματίων και Αξιών / Idryma Ektiposeos Trapezogrammation kai Axion, Greece (1947-date)See also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1955-Aug-08 | 
|
$ 35 | $ 35 | P# 193aStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
(en) Issued note | 96% | |||||||||
| 1955-Aug-08 | P# 193sStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
(en) Specimen, red overprint | 4% | ||||||||||||
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  |
Katz Auction 59 Lot 2248 
|
23 Apr 2022 | 1955-Aug-08 – P# 193a – (en) Issued note | VF |
USD 20.74
(EUR 18.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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  |
Katz Auction 163 Lot 1768
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15 Jul 2025 | Undetermined |
USD 80.66
(EUR 70.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp. | ||||||
  |
Katz Auction 149 Lot 5735
|
8 Feb 2025 | Undetermined |
USD 138.28
(EUR 120.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp. | ||||||
  |
Katz Auction 135 Lot 1850
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14 Aug 2024 | Undetermined | Unsold | ||
| © Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp. | ||||||
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