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100 000 000 000 Drachmai
| Issuer | Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 1944 |
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| Value | 100 000 000 000 Drachmai (100 000 000 000) |
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| Reverse description | Red-brown note with two ancient Greek coin vignettes flanking the central denomination panel: at left, a coin with a bearded male portrait, and at right, a coin with a Pegasus or animal figure. The central guilloche panel carries the denomination ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ 100 / ΕΚΑΤΟΝ ΔΙΣΕΚΑΤΟΜΜΥΡΙΑ, with the bank title ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ at top. The inscription ΕΚΔΟΣΙΣ ΠΡΩΤΗ appears in a panel at the lower center. |
| Reverse lettering | ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΕΚΑΤΟΝ ΔΙΣΕΚΑΤΟΜΜΥΡΙΑ ΕΚΔΟΣΙΣ ΠΡΩΤΗ |
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By October 1944, Greek hyperinflation had reached a scale that defied practical comprehension. The Axis occupation had forced the Bank of Greece to print currency to cover German and Italian requisitioning demands, compressing years of monetary destruction into months. This 100 billion drachmai note was one of the largest denominations issued during that collapse — though it was already functionally inadequate within weeks of printing.
The redenomination of November 1944 converted 50 billion old drachmai to a single new drachma, effectively erasing the face value of this note to a fraction of two units of the reformed currency.