Catalog
10 Drachmai
| Issuer | National Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 1863-1869 |
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| Value | 10 Drachmai |
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| Reverse description | Uniface; the back of the note is unprinted, showing only the large denomination numeral ΔΕΚΑ in bold letterpress at centre, with a faint horizontal band of text above and two oval guilloche rosettes visible through the paper from the obverse side. |
| Reverse lettering | ΔΕΚΑ |
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The National Bank of Greece turned to the American Bank Note Company for this series at a time when no domestic printing infrastructure could meet the security standards required for fiduciary currency. ABNC dominated Greek note production through much of the nineteenth century, and the relationship was not merely practical — Greek authorities had been impressed by ABNC's anti-counterfeiting intaglio work, which was then unmatched in Europe for fine-line precision.
The date range spans six years, suggesting a single print run issued progressively rather than multiple distinct printings — though surviving records do not definitively confirm how many impressions were ordered or whether plate revisions occurred mid-series.