500 Drachmai Corfu

Emittente	Bank of Greece
Anno	1944
Tipo	Local banknote
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Descrizione del rovescio	The reverse carries a bold black overprint on what appears to be an underlying banknote design, bearing the heading ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ / ΥΠΟΚΑΤΑΣΤΗΜΑ ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑΣ (Bank of Greece, Corfu Branch). The denomination ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ 500 ΠΕΝΤΑΚΟΣΙΑΙ is overprinted in large numerals, with an authorizing text referencing the decree of 15 December 1944 granting local circulation in Corfu. A coupon at right carries serial numbers and a circular vignette of a seated figure.
Legenda del rovescio	ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ΥΠΟΚΑΤΑΣΤΗΜΑ ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑΣ ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ 500 ΠΕΝΤΑΚΟΣΙΑΙ ΕΚΔΟΘΕΙΣΑ ΒΑΣΕΙ ΤΗΣ ΥΠ ΑΡΙΘ. ΤΟ ΤΗΣ 15ΗΣ ΔΕΚΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ 1944 ΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΤΙΚΗΣ ΔΙΑΤΑΓΜΑΣ ΕΧΟΥΣΗΣ ΝΟΜΙΜΟΝ ΚΥΚΛΟΦΟΡΙΑΝ ΓΙΑ ΤΟΥΣ ΝΟΜΟΥΣ ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΠΛΗΡΩΤΕΑΙ ΕΠΙ ΤΗΙ ΕΜΦΑΝΙΣΕΙ ΕΝ ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑ ΤΗΙ 15ΗΙ ΔΕΚΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ 1944 ΔΙΑ ΤΟΝ ΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΤΙΚΟΝ ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΟΝ ΔΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ
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Commenti	The Corfu overprint series of 1944 was issued specifically for Allied-liberated Greek territory rather than the German-occupied mainland — a deliberate administrative separation intended to prevent overprinted notes from being exploited by Axis forces or black market operators moving between zones. These notes were regular Bank of Greece issues stamped for restricted regional circulation. Greece's wartime hyperinflation was among the worst in recorded monetary history; by late 1944, the drachma had effectively collapsed, making denominations like this one nearly worthless in daily transactions almost the moment they were issued.