Catalog
25 Drachmai
| Issuer | National Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 1861-1863 |
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| Reference(s) | P#24 |
| Obverse description | Portrait vignette of Georgios Stavros at upper left, a central allegorical group of two female figures at upper centre, and the Greek royal coat of arms at lower right. The composition reflects the engraved intaglio style characteristic of American Bank Note Company productions of the mid-nineteenth century. |
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| Reverse description | Uniface; the reverse is left blank with no printed design or lettering. |
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The National Bank of Greece turned to the American Bank Note Company for this series at a time when no Greek printer could meet the security standards required for a national issue. ABNC dominated the era's export banknote market, and their New York-engraved plates produced work that was essentially impossible to counterfeit locally — a genuine concern in a country where the monetary system was still consolidating after independence.
The 1861–1863 date range reflects successive issue dates within the same authorised series, not a redesign. Notes from the earlier end of that window are meaningfully scarcer.