Currency of Greece 200 Greek Drachmas banknote 1996 Rigas Feraios
Bank of Greece - Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος
Theme: Nation's spiritual preparation for the Greek War of Independence (1821).
Obverse: Portrait of Rigas Feraios or Velestinlis (1757 – 1798), the apostle of the Greek Revolution (This painting was painted by Peter von Hess). On the bottom right, Rigas Feraios singing his patriotic song (painting by Peter von Hess).
Signatures: Lucas Papademos (Governor of the Bank of Greece from 26 October 1994 to 31 May 2002) and (Members of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Greece) at upper left.
Reverse: ''The Secret School'', after an oil painting by Nikolaos Gyzis1885-1886.
Paper security features:
Watermark: head of King Philip of Macedonia.
Security thread. Randomly distributed security fibres.
Dimensions: 129 x 65 mm.
Colour: orange.
Printer: Idryma Trapezis tis Ellados - The Banknote Printing Works of the Bank of Greece (IETA).
Date of issue: 2 September 1996.
On January 1, 2002, the Greek drachma was officially replaced as the circulating currency by the euro. Following the introduction of euro banknotes and coins, drachma notes and coins ceased to be legal tender on 28 February 2002. Drachma banknotes exchanged for euro at the Bank of Greece until 1st March 2012. The exchange rate was fixed at 340.75 drachmas to 1 euro.
200 Greek Drachmas: equivalent in Euro - 0.5869 Euro