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| 正面描述 | Portrait of Georgios Stavros at left, with a central vignette of Athena in helmet, and the national coat of arms at right. The note carries the issuing bank title and denomination in Greek script, with the date and signatures of the cashier, governor, and royal commissioner below the central design. The imprint of the American Bank Note Co., New York appears at the lower margin. |
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| 正面铭文 | ΕΘΝΙΚΗ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ 500 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΠΕΝΤΑΚΟΣΙΑΙ 500 Πληρωτέαι ἐπὶ τῇ ἐμφανίσει Έν Άθήναις, τῇ 5 Μαίου 1914 Ό ταμιας Ό διοικητης Ό βας. επιτροπος American Bank Note Co., New York (Translation: National Bank of Greece 500 Five hundred drachmai 500 Payable on demand In Athens, on 5 May 1914 The cashier The governor The royal commissioner) |
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The National Bank of Greece turned to the American Bank Note Company during the First World War partly because European printers — particularly those in France and Britain — were operating under wartime production constraints. ABNC had a long relationship with Greek currency going back to the nineteenth century, and the New York presses were simply more reliable during the period.
Greece's political situation during these years was exceptionally unstable. The National Schism between King Constantine I and Prime Minister Venizelos fractured the country, and competing governments in Athens and Thessaloniki each claimed legitimacy. Monetary policy was caught in the middle, which complicates the provenance of notes from this run considerably.
The wide date range — spanning four years — reflects multiple print orders rather than a single issue.