5 Drachmai unissued

Greece entered the First World War on the Allied side in June 1917 following the forced abdication of King Constantine I, and the 1918 series was prepared amid the severe fiscal strain that accompanied full mobilization. This particular note was printed but never released into circulation — unissued remainders from Bradbury Wilkinson are not uncommon in Greek issues of the period, as production often outpaced the treasury's distribution capacity during the political instability of the Venizelist-royalist schism.

Bradbury Wilkinson had a long relationship with the Greek government, handling multiple series across the early twentieth century. Unissued stock typically retains its full watermark clarity, which in circulated survivors of this type is frequently obscured by handling.