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| Issuer | Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 1944 |
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| Size | 140 × 70 mm |
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| Obverse description | A revalidation overprint in black letterpress text runs across the centre of the note, issued by the Trikala regional authorities and dated 10 October 1944, with an additional German eagle and swastika stamp in red ink applied below. The underlying Bank of Greece 200,000,000 Drachmai note is visible with its large denomination numeral and guilloche border elements, while two manuscript signatures appear at lower left and lower right beneath the overprint text. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ 200.000.000 ΔΙΑΚΟΣΙΑ ΕΚΑΤΟΜΜΥΡΙΑ 5000 Ο ΠΛΑΤΣΚΟΜΑΝΤΑΤ ΤΡΙΚΚΑΛΩΝ Ο ΝΟΜΑΡΧΗΣ ΤΡΙΚΚΑΛΩΝ ΕΚΔΟΣΙΣ ΤΡΙΤΗ |
| Reverse description | The reverse carries a revalidation stamp overprint authorising the note for local circulation in the Trikala region, consistent with the German occupation-era practice of restamping existing Bank of Greece notes for regional use. |
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