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1000 Drachmai
| Issuer | National Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 1928 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | ΕΘΝΙΚΗ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΧΙΛΙΑΙ ΠΛΗΡΩΤΕΑΙ ΕΠΙ ΤΗ ΕΜΦΑΝΙΣΕΙ ΑΘΗΝΗΣΙ ΤΗ 4 ΝΟΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ 1926 Ο ΤΑΜΙΑΣ Ο ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΗΣ Ο ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΟΣ (Translation: National Bank of Greece Bank of Greece One thousand drachmai Paid on appearance In Athens on 4th of November 1926 The cashier The governor The commissioner) |
| Reverse description | Central vignette of the Lion Gate at Mycenae, rendered in fine intaglio, with the two confronting lionesses posed heraldically on either side of a central pillar above the relieving triangle lintel. The composition is framed by ornate guilloche borders with repeated denomination numerals along the upper and lower margins. |
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Greece was in the middle of a forced monetary stabilization in 1928, tied directly to a League of Nations loan package and the creation of the Bank of Greece — which would formally replace the National Bank of Greece as the sole note-issuing authority that same year. This 1000 Drachmai note was printed just as that transition was being negotiated, making it one of the last high-denomination issues under the old arrangement.
The American Bank Note Company contract reflects Greece's deliberate turn toward internationally credible production to satisfy foreign creditors monitoring the stabilization program.