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300 000 000 Drachmai Agrinion
| Issuer | Bank of Greece, Agrinion Branch |
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| Year | 1944 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Plain paper cheque-style emergency issue in black letterpress on white stock. The upper portion carries the branch identification 'ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ / ΥΠΜΑ ΑΓΡΙΝΙΟΥ' at upper left and the order amount 'ΕΠΙΤΑΓΗ ΔΡΑΧ. 300.000.000' at upper right, with a handwritten serial number below. The central text reads 'ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ' in large capitals, followed by a manuscript payment instruction and the amount in words 'ΤΡΙΑΚΟΣΙΑ ΕΚΑΤΟΜΜΥΡΙΑ', with the branch director's signature 'Γ. ΦΑΝΟΣ' at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ΥΠΜΑ ΑΓΡΙΝΙΟΥ ΕΠΙΤΑΓΗ ΔΡΑΧ. 300.000.000 Εν Αγρινίω τη 5 Οκτωβρίου 1944 ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ Ενταύθα ΗΜΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΙΔΙΩΝ ΤΡΙΑΚΟΣΙΑ ΕΚΑΤΟΜΜΥΡΙΑ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ΥΠΜΑ ΑΓΡΙΝΙΟΥ Ο ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΤΗΣ Γ. ΦΑΝΟΣ |
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The 300,000,000 Drachmai notes issued by regional Bank of Greece branches in 1944 were a direct product of the hyperinflation that made central printing and distribution almost impossible to keep pace with. Greece's occupation-era inflation was among the worst in recorded monetary history — by late 1944, prices were doubling faster than the presses could respond, and branch-level authority to issue large denominations became a practical necessity rather than a policy choice.
The Agrinion branch signature of Γ. Φάνος as Branch Director distinguishes this from Athens-signed examples of the same Pick number. Regional director signatures on Greek occupation notes are not interchangeable — each signing authority represents a distinct issuing event.