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Country
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Greece |
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Authority
|
National Bank of Greece |
|
Currency
|
Drachma |
|
Denomination
|
500 |
|
Issue Start Date
|
1914 |
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Issue End Date
|
1918 |
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This Notes Issue Date
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20/12/1918 |
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Type
|
Specimen |
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Material
|
Paper |
|
Width in mm
|
197 |
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Height in mm
|
99 |
|
Comments
|
These notes were withdrawn on 01/01/1927 as a half note. All Greek banknotes of 5 drachmas and higher were cut in half in 1922. The left hand half then circulated as half its original face value, the right hand half being used as a forced loan to the government. |
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Source
|
John Minucos |
|
BNI Banknote Id
|
63360 |
| Source | Catalog # / Reference | Value | Date of Value | Comments | | 12th Ed SCWPM General Issues | P-0056s | | | |
| Greek Paper Money, Vol.1 by Theodore Pitidis-Poutous | 46b | €1000.00 | 2000 | UNC |
Greece, 500 Drachma, P56s, 46b
