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100 Drachmai Corfu
| Issuer | Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 1944 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Oval cameo vignette at left with a classical bust of Homer in profile, surrounded by an ornate border with Greek meander guilloche pattern on all sides. Denomination numeral 100 appears in each corner. The note bears bilingual inscriptions in Italian and Greek identifying it as legal tender for the Ionian Islands, with the text DRACME / ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ flanking the large central numeral 100. |
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| Obverse lettering | BIGLIETTO A CORSO LEGALE PER LE ISOLE JONIE ΧΑΡΤΟΝΟΜΙΣΜΑ ΕΧΟΝ ΝΟΜΙΜΟΝ ΚΥΚΛΟΦΟΡΙΑΝ ΕΝ ΤΑΙΣ ΙΟΝΙΟΙΣ ΝΗΣΟΙΣ DRACME 100 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ IL TESORIERE |
| Reverse description | Central guilloche underprint with the large numeral 100 at centre, framed by a Greek meander border. Red overprint text in Greek across the face validates the note for Corfu (Κέρκυρα) circulation, with a date of 18th December 1944. A small circular stamp vignette appears at upper right alongside a handwritten serial number, with additional serial numbers printed in black at right. |
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