P#109a - word "EPI" below denomination correctly spelled
P#109b - Error: word "EPI" below denomination incorrectly spelled as "ENI"
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Bradbury Wilkinson engraved this note during one of the more unstable stretches of interwar Greek monetary policy — the Metaxas dictatorship had been in power since 1936, and the Bank of Greece was operating under tight political constraints. The 500 Drachmai denomination was serious money in 1939 Greece, well above daily wages for most workers.
When the Axis occupation began in 1941, the occupying forces used existing note stocks and forced the Bank of Greece to print aggressively to cover their requisitions, triggering the catastrophic hyperinflation of 1943–44. Pre-occupation Bradbury Wilkinson issues like this one were rapidly outpaced and effectively demonetized by events.
Bradbury Wilkinson engraved this note during one of the more unstable stretches of interwar Greek monetary policy — the Metaxas dictatorship had been in power since 1936, and the Bank of Greece was operating under tight political constraints. The 500 Drachmai denomination was serious money in 1939 Greece, well above daily wages for most workers.
When the Axis occupation began in 1941, the occupying forces used existing note stocks and forced the Bank of Greece to print aggressively to cover their requisitions, triggering the catastrophic hyperinflation of 1943–44. Pre-occupation Bradbury Wilkinson issues like this one were rapidly outpaced and effectively demonetized by events.