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Country Greece
Authority National Bank of Greece
Currency Drachma
Denomination 1
Issue Start Date 1895
Issue End Date 14/11/1911
This Notes Issue Date 1887
Type Normal
Material Paper
Width in mm 67
Height in mm 40
Comments Notes issued in lieu of coins.
This note is inscribed with "Act 1342 of 21 December 1885".
(ATMB equates with 1342 in the Greek numbering system.) This act gave the three note-issuing banks in Greece the right to issue small denomination notes in return for providing a loan to the Greek government.
Source John Minucos
BNI Banknote Id 63347

Catalog & Valuation Details

SourceCatalog # / ReferenceValueDate of ValueComments
12th Ed SCWPM General Issues P-0040    
Greek Paper Money, Vol.1 by Theodore Pitidis-Poutous 36b €200.00 2000 XF 
Greece, 1 Drachma, P40, 36b

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