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1000 Drachmai
| Issuer | National Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 1917-1918 |
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| Size | 195 × 100 mm |
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| Obverse description | Portrait vignette of Georgios Stavros at left, with a central allegorical vignette of Hermes accompanied by a sailing vessel in the background, and the national coat of arms at right. The note carries bilingual denomination inscriptions in Greek characters above and below the central design, with the issuing bank title and date in the upper and lower marginal areas. Printer's imprint of American Bank Note Co New York appears in the lower margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΕΘΝΙΚΗ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ 1000 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΧΙΛΙΑΙ 1000 Πληρωτέαι ἐπὶ τῇ ἐμφανίσει. Έν Άθήναις, τῇ 4 Νοεμβρίου 1917. Ό ΤΑΜΙΑΣ Ό ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΗΣ Ό ΒΑΣ. ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΟΣ American Bank Note Co New York (Translation: National Bank of Greece 1000 One thousand drachmai 1000 Paid on appearance. In Athens, on 4 November 1917. The cashier The governor The royal commissioner) |
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Greece entered the First World War on the Allied side in June 1917 following the forced abdication of King Constantine I, and this high-denomination note belongs to the immediate fiscal aftermath of that political rupture. The National Bank of Greece turned to the American Bank Note Company — already familiar with Greek commissions — as European printing capacity was badly disrupted by the war.
The 1000 Drachmai was not a note for ordinary transactions. At that value, it moved through commercial and governmental channels rather than retail ones, which means genuine circulation wear is uncommon but not unknown.