25 Drachmai

Features

Issuer	Greece
Bank emisyjny	Εθνική Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος
Król	George I (1863-1913)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Years	1887-1897
Value	25 Drachmai
Currency	First modern drachma (1832-1944)
Composition	Papier
Size	190 × 95 mm
Shape	Prostokątny z falistą krawędzią
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 226296
References	P# 38 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

Obverse

(en) Georgios Stavros (founder of the National Bank of Greece) at left, allegorical woman reclining at centre, coat of arms at right.

Scripts: grecki, łaciński

Lettering:
ΕΘΝΙΚΗ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ 25
ΤΑΜΙΑΣ
ΙΣΧΥΣ ΜΟΥ Η ΑΓΑΠΗ ΤΟΥ ΛΑΟΥ

25 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΕΙΚΟΣΙΠΕΝΤΕ 25
25 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ 25
Πληρωτέαι ἐπὶ τῇ ἐμφανίσει.
Ἐν Ἀθήναις, τὴν 6 Μαΐου 1890.
Ο ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΗΣ,
ΒΑΣ ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΟΣ
American Bank Note Co. New York

Reverse

(en) Woman in national costume at centre, denomination at sides.

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK.
BANQUE
25 25
NATIONALE DE GRÉCE

Printer

American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), United States (1795-date)

Comments

(en)

The length of this note may vary slightly due to the cut counterfoil at the left of this note .

Notes from the month of November use an archaic abbreviated form of the month, “9βρίου,” rather than the full form, “Νοεμβρίου.”

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1887-Sep-02
1887-Sep-10
1887-Sep-14												(en) Signature: Renieris
ND (1887-1897)												(en) Red overprint "SPECIMEN", serial number 0000, no signatures
1888-May-30												(en) Signature: Renieris
1888-Sep-10												(en) Signature: Renieris
1890-May-01												(en) Signature: Renieris
1890-May-06												(en) Signature: Renieris
1890-May-12
1890-Sep-18												(en) Signature: Kalligas
1891-Feb-16												(en) Signature: Kalligas
1891-Jul-20												(en) Signature: Kalligas
1891-Sep-22												(en) Signature: Kalligas
1892-Feb-25												(en) Signature: Kalligas
1892-Mar-01												(en) Signature: Kalligas
1892-Jul-12												(en) Signature: Kalligas
1892-Aug-18												(en) Signature: Kalligas
1893-Sep-26												(en) Signature: Kalligas
1894-Jul-12												(en) Signature: Kalligas
1894-Nov-20												(en) Signature: Kalligas (month as "9βρίου")
1894-Nov-24												(en) Signature: Kalligas (month as "9βρίου")
1895-May-27												(en) Signature: Kalligas
1895-May-28												(en) Signature: Kalligas
1897-Jan-27												(en) Signature: Stefanos Streit
1897-Feb-10												(en) Signature: Stefanos Streit

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Stacks Bowers May 2024 Maastricht Auction Lot 50365	9 May 2024	ND (1887-1897) – (en) Red overprint "SPECIMEN", serial number 0000, no signatures	AU (PMG AU50, selvage included)	USD 3600.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Stacks Bowers
	Spink Auction 17013 - The George Cassim Collection of Modern Greek Coins and Banknotes Lot 2655	27 Apr 2017	1888-May-30 – (en) Signature: Renieris	VF	USD 5389.77 (GBP 4000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Spink and Son
	A.Karamitsos Auction 649 Lot 08383	7 Dec 2019	1888-Sep-10 – (en) Signature: Renieris	VG (PMG VG8)	Unsold
© A.Karamitsos International Auctions
	Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner Auction 36 Lot 1095	10 Feb 2017	1890-May-01 – (en) Signature: Renieris	F (F-)	USD 2328.07 (EUR 2000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG
	MDC Monaco Auction 13 Lot 3013	12 Oct 2023	1890-May-06 – (en) Signature: Renieris	F (PMG F12, repaired, previously mounted)	USD 1862.45 (EUR 1600.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© MDC Monaco Monnaies de Collection sarl
	A.Karamitsos Auction 571 Lot 08244	3 Dec 2016	1891-Feb-16 – (en) Signature: Kalligas	VG (aF)	USD 1513.24 (EUR 1300.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	A.Karamitsos Auction 720 Lot 06420	9 Sep 2023	1891-Jul-20 – (en) Signature: Kalligas	VF (PMG VF20, stained, tear)	Unsold
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	A.Karamitsos Auction 579 Lot 06164	4 Mar 2017	1891-Sep-22 – (en) Signature: Kalligas	VF (PMG VF25)	USD 3492.10 (EUR 3000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	A.Karamitsos Auction 739 Lot 06324	14 Dec 2024	1892-Mar-01 – (en) Signature: Kalligas	VG (PMG VG10)	USD 1746.05 (EUR 1500.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	A.Karamitsos Auction 513 Lot 09139	7 Feb 2015	1892-Aug-18 – (en) Signature: Kalligas	VG (torn margins, pinholes, slightly stained)	USD 904.45 (EUR 777.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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