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1 Drachma

Emittent National Bank of Greece
Jahr 1885
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Referenz(en) P#40
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Rückseitenbeschreibung The entire reverse is printed in blue and dominated by a central circular vignette of the Royal Arms of Greece, showing a white Greek cross on a blue field supported by two standing male figures and surmounted by a royal crown, all enclosed within a circular legend. The central medallion is framed by an intricate multi-layered guilloche border incorporating wavy lathe-work bands and numeral '1' counters at left and right. The printer's imprint BRADBURY, WILKINSON & COMPY. LTD LONDON appears in letterpress at the lower margin.
Rückseitenlegende ΙΣΧΥΣ ΜΟΥ Η ΑΓΑΠΗ ΤΟΥ ΛΑΟΥ
BRADBURY, WILKINSON & COMPY. LTD LONDON
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Anmerkungen

The National Bank of Greece issued this 1 Drachma note at a moment of chronic fiscal strain — Greece had defaulted on its external debt in 1843 and would do so again in 1893, and small-denomination paper was a recurring tool for managing coin shortages rather than a sign of monetary health. Bradbury Wilkinson's engraving work for Greek issues of this period is technically accomplished; the firm had established itself as a reliable security printer for smaller sovereign clients who lacked domestic printing infrastructure capable of resisting forgery.

The 1 Drachma denomination was notoriously unloved by the public, who preferred coin for low-value transactions and were slow to accept paper at this level.