1000 Drachmes

Issuer Greece
Year 1987
Type Standard circulation banknote
Value 1000 Drachmai (1000 GRD)
Currency Third modern drachma (1954-2001)
Composition Paper
Size 158 × 77 mm
Shape Rectangular
Printer Banknote and Currency Printing Office (Ίδρυμα Εκτυπώσεως Τραπεζογραμματίων και Αξιών / Idryma Ektiposeos Trapezogrammation kai Axion), Holargos, Greece (1947-date)
Designer(s) Nikos Nikolaou
Engraver(s) Obverse: Georgios Angelopoulos
Reverse: Ioannis Pipinis, Eleonora Perraki-Pipinis
In circulation to 1 March 2002
Reference(s) P#202
Obverse description Brown on multicolour underprint. Bust of Apollon of Olympia. On the bottom left centre, Ancient Greek silver coin, Tetradrachm from Olympia, Elis (Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus & Reverse: Eagle standing right on Ionic capital).
Obverse lettering ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ 1000 ΔΡΑΧΜΕΣ ΧΙΛΙΕΣ ΠΛΗΡΩΤΕΕΣ ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΕΜΦΑΝΙΣΗ ΑΘΗΝΑ 1 ΙΟΥΛΙΟΥ 1987 Ο ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΤΗΣ Ο ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΗΣ Γ Α ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑ 1000 1000
(Translation: Bank of Greece 1000 One thousand drachmes Paid on appearance Athens, 1 July 1987 Manager (signature of Charal. Skouras) Governor (signature of Dimitrios Chalikias) G A Apollon of Olympia 1000 1000)
Reverse description Brown on multicolour underprint. Discobolus (discus thrower) by Myron of Eleutherae at left, Temple of Hera at Ancient Olympia at centre.
Reverse lettering 1000 ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ 1000 ΔΡΑΧΜΕΣ ΧΙΛΙΕΣ ΝΑΟΣ ΗΡΑΣ ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑ Ε Π ΔΙΣΚΟΒΟΛΟΣ ΜΥΡΩΝΟΣ Ι Π 1000 ΙΔΡΥΜΑ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ
(Translation: 1000 Bank of Greece 1000 One Thousand Drachmes Temple of Hera, Olympia E P Discobolus of Myron I P 1000 [Printing] Works of the Bank of Greece)
Signature(s)
Protection type Watermark
Protection description Charioteer Polyzalos of Delphi
Variants
Numisquare ID 2771725260
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