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100 Drachmai
| Issuer | Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 1935 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | 100 ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ 100 Αʹ Αʹ ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΕΚΑΤΟΝ ΠΛΗΡΩΤΕΑΙ ΕΠΙ ΤΉ ΕΜΦΑΝΙΣΕΙ ΑΘΗΝΗΣΙ ΤΉ 1 ΣΕΠΤΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ 1935 Ο ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΗΣ Ο ΓΕΝ. ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΕΥΣ Ο ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΤΗΣ (Translation: 100 Bank of Greece 100 1st [issue] One Hundred Drachmai Paid on appearance In Athens, 1 September 1935 Governor (signature of Emmanuel Tsouderos) General Secretary (signature of Demetrios Nomikos) Manager (signature of Andreas Papadimitriou)) |
| Reverse description | Multicolour intaglio and letterpress printing. A central vignette presents a woman in traditional dress carrying a basket filled with grapes, evoking themes of agricultural abundance. A blank watermark reserve panel occupies the left portion of the note, while denominational numerals and the issue designation are printed at right. |
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The 1935 series was issued under the restored monarchy of George II, whose return from exile that November followed a rigged plebiscite — the timing of this note's circulation places it squarely in one of the more politically volatile episodes of interwar Greek history. Tsouderos, whose signature appears here, would later serve as Prime Minister of the Greek government-in-exile during the Axis occupation.
Banque de France printed this series under contract, a relationship Greece maintained through much of the interwar period rather than developing independent printing infrastructure. Sébastien Laurent's design credit is unusually specific for the era.