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1 Drachma
| Issuer | Greek Government |
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| Year | 1885 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | Printed in light blue, the reverse is dominated by the Greek royal coat of arms at centre within a circular guilloche border, surrounded by repeated denomination text. Anti-counterfeiting warnings in Greek appear in two text blocks flanking the central vignette, with the serial number printed in black across the lower field. |
| Reverse lettering | ΜΙΑ · ΜΙΑ · ΜΙΑ · ΜΙΑ · ΜΙΑ · ΜΙΑ · ΜΙΑ · ΜΙΑ · ΜΙΑ · ΜΙΑ · ΜΙΑ · ΜΙΑ · ΜΙΑ · ΜΙΑ Η ΠΑΡΑΠΟΙΗΣΙΣ, Η ΠΛΑΣΤΟΓΡΑΦΗΣΙΣ ΚΑΙ Η ΕΝ ΓΝΩΣΕΙ ΤΗΣ ΠΛΑΣΤΟΤΗΤΟΣ ΚΥΚΛΟΦΟΡΙΑ ΤΙΜΩΡΟΥΝΤΑΙ ΚΑΤΑ ΤΟΝ ΝΟΜΟΝ |
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Greece's small-denomination paper notes of this period existed largely because silver coinage had been hoarded or exported following the monetary instability of the 1870s and early 1880s — a familiar pattern in countries tied to the Latin Monetary Union when metallic reserves came under pressure. The government stepped in with these fractional notes as a stopgap for everyday transactions that silver should have handled.
Bradbury Wilkinson's involvement is worth noting: the firm printed for dozens of governments simultaneously and brought a consistency of intaglio quality rarely matched by state printers. At 65 × 40 mm, this is among the smallest pieces they produced for any client.