Catalog
2 Drachmai
| Issuer | Greek State (Ελληνική Πολιτεία) |
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| Year | 1941 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse lettering | ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΠΟΛΙΤΕΙΑ ΔΡΑΧΜΑΊ ΔΎΟ. ΠΛΗΡΩΤΈΑI ΕΠΊ ΤΗ, ΕΜΦΑΝΊΣΕΙ ΕΝ ΑΘΗΝΑΙΣ ΤΗ 18 IOYNIOY 1941 (Translation: Greek State Two Drachmai Payable on demand In Athens on 18 June 1941) |
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| Reverse lettering | ΝΟΜΟΘΕΤΙΚΏΝ ΔΙΑΤΑΓΜΑ ΥΠ' ΑΡΙΘ 193 ΤΗΣ 17 IOYNIOY 1941 Η ΠΑΡΑΠΟΊΗΣΗΣ Η ΠΛΑΣΤΟΓΡΆΦΗΣΗΣ ΚΑΙ Η ΕΝ ΓΝΏΣΕΙ ΤΗΣ ΠΛΑΣΤΌΤΗΤΟΣ ΚΥΚΛΟΦΟΡΊΑ ΤΙΜΩΡΟΎΝΤΑΙ ΚΑΤΆ ΤΟΝ ΝΌΜΩΝ. (Translation: Legislative Decree No. 193 of 17 June 1941 — Counterfeiting, forgery and the knowing circulation of counterfeit notes are punishable by law) |
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The "Ελληνική Πολιτεία" designation marks this as an Axis occupation-period issue — the collaborationist government installed under Georgios Tsolakoglou following the German and Italian entry into Athens in April 1941. The Greek State series of low-denomination notes was rushed into production domestically to address an immediate currency vacuum, as the legitimate government-in-exile had departed with substantial reserves.
Aspioti-ELKA, the Athens-based printer, handled output under occupation conditions throughout this period. Wartime inflation rendered these small denominations nearly worthless within months of issue.