20 000 Drachmai small size, no date, green

Obverse

(en) Teal on multicolour underprint.
Helmeted Athena at left, value and signatures at centre, watermark at right. Ancient Athenian tetradrachm and six palmettes at lower centre.

Script: grecki

Lettering:
20.000
Τ.11-343 411
ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ
Αʹ
ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΕΙΚΟΣΙ ΧΙΛΙΑΔΕΣ
Πληρωτέαι ἐπὶ τῇ ἐμφανίσει
ΕΝ ΑΘΗΝΑΙΣ
Ο ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΤΗΣ
Ο ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΗΣ

Τ.11-343 411
20.000

Reverse

(en) Teal on light gray underprint.
Watermark window at left, Medusa and crowing rooster at centre, denomination at right.

Script: grecki

Lettering:
ΕΚΔΟΣΙΣ ΠΡΩΤΗ
ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ

ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΕΙΚΟΣΙ ΧΙΛΙΑΔΕΣ

20.000 20.000

Watermark

Szef Apollo.

Printer

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See also

• opis monety

• 20 000 Drachmai (large size, no date)
• 20 000 Drachmai (small size, with date, blue, second issue)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References			Frequency
Undetermined
ND (1947)											P# 179a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Issued note, without security thread		75%
ND (1947)											P# 179b Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Issued note, with security thread		31%
ND (1947)											P# 179cts Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Colour trial specimen, red overprint "SPECIMEN", no serial number, with security thread		6%
ND (1947)											P# 179s Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Red overprint "SPECIMEN" over signatures, serial # Τ.01 000000, without security thread		6%

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ND (1947) – P# 179a – (en) Issued note, without security thread

E-auction 191, lot 122745. VF.
https://www.cgbfr.com/20000-drachmes-grece-1947-p-179a-ttb,b90_6394,a.html

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ND (1947) – P# 179b – (en) Issued note, with security thread

Postal & Live Internet Auction 732 (Part A), lot 06592. PCGS AU58 PPQ.
https://www.karamitsos.com/auctionLot.php?auction=7321&lot=579338

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© A.Karamitsos International Auctions
ND (1947) – P# 179cts – (en) Colour trial specimen, red overprint "SPECIMEN", no serial number, with security thread

Live Internet Auction 988 (Part A), lot 06595. PMG UNC64.
https://www.karamitsos.com/auctionLot.php?auction=9881&lot=532221

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© A.Karamitsos International Auctions
ND (1947) – P# 179s – (en) Red overprint "SPECIMEN" over signatures, serial # Τ.01 000000, without security thread

Postal & Live Internet Auction 986 (Part A), lot 06631. PCGS UNC63 (hole punch cancelled).
https://www.karamitsos.com/auctionLot.php?auction=9861&lot=544027

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner Auction 45 Lot 1708	9 Oct 2019	ND (1947) – P# 179s – (en) Red overprint "SPECIMEN" over signatures, serial # Τ.01 000000, without security thread	AU (traces of glue, thin paper at left border)	Unsold
© Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG
	Katz Auction 159 Lot 1163	3 Jun 2025	Undetermined	VF	USD 29.10 (EUR 25.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 68 Lot 2037	8 Oct 2022	Undetermined	VF	USD 36.08 (EUR 31.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.

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