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Country Greece
Authority National Bank of Greece
Currency Drachma
Denomination 2
Issue Start Date 1895
Issue End Date 1911
Type Specimen
Material Paper
Width in mm 81
Height in mm 49
Comments 2nd issue of small note.
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 George Cassim
BNI Banknote Id 64501

Catalog & Valuation Details

SourceCatalog # / ReferenceValueDate of ValueComments
12th Ed SCWPM General Issues P-0041s    
Greek Paper Money, Vol.1 by Theodore Pitidis-Poutous 37a    
Greece, 2 Drachma, P41s, 37a

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