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| Issuer | Banque de Crète (Bank of Crete) |
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| Year | 1901-1917 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | At upper left, a vignette of an ancient Cretan coin; at centre, the coat of arms of the Cretan State within ornate guilloche borders; at upper right, a portrait of King George I. The face bears multilingual inscriptions identifying the issuing bank, denomination, and place of payment, along with the printed date and the titles of the Sovereign Commissioner, Governor, and Treasurer. |
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| Obverse lettering | 100 100 ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΕΚΑΤΟΝ ΠΛΗΡΩΤΕΑΙ ΕΠΙ Τῌ ΕΜΦΑΝΙΣΕΙ ΕΝ ΧΑΝΙΟΙΣ Τῌ 26 ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΥ 1914 Ὁ `Ηγεμονικὸς `Επιτροπος Ὁ Διοικητής Ὁ Ταμίας BRADBURY, WILKINSON & Co. LD. GRAVEURS, LONDRES 100 100 (Translation: 100 100 Bank of Crete One Hundred Drachmai Payable on Presentation In Chania on 26 April 1914 The Sovereign Commissioner The Governor The Treasurer Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ld. Engravers, London 100 100) |
| Reverse description | At centre, a vignette of an ancient Cretan coin with a labyrinth motif, enclosed within intricate guilloche work. The bank name and denomination are rendered in French, arranged around the central vignette, with the printer's credit appearing at the lower margin. |
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