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50 Drachmai
| Uitgever | Bank of Greece |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1943 |
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| Waarde | 50 Drachmai |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΠΕΝΤΗΚΟΝΤΑ ΠΛΗΡΩΤΕΑΙ ΕΠΙ ΤΗ. ΕΜΦΑΝΙΣΕΙ ΕΝ ΑΘΗΝΑΙΣ ΤΗ 1 ΦΕΒΡΟΥΑΡΙΟΥ 1943 Ο ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΗΣ ΟΙ ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΤΑΙ |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Two intaglio-engraved ancient coin vignettes flank the central denomination text, the left bearing a classical portrait head in profile and the right a bull with inscriptions referencing Dodona. ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ is lettered along the top, with ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ 50 ΠΕΝΤΗΚΟΝΤΑ at centre. The legend ΕΚΔΟΣΙΣ ΤΡΙΤΗ, indicating the third issue, appears at the base. |
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| Opmerkingen |
Greece in 1943 was under Axis occupation, and the Bank of Greece — nominally still functioning — was effectively compelled to issue currency to finance the occupying forces' expenses. The result was catastrophic inflation; by late 1944, denominations had reached the billions. This 50 Drachmai note was already economically trivial within months of issue, rendered worthless not by withdrawal but by hyperinflation that the IMF later estimated as one of the most severe in recorded history.
The series was printed locally under constrained wartime conditions, which accounts for occasional inconsistencies in ink saturation found across surviving examples.