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1 Drachma
| Issuer | Kingdom of Greece (Βασίλειον της Ελλάδος) |
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| Year | 1917 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of an intaglio-engraved bust of Homer, the ancient Greek poet, set against a fine guilloche underprint in olive-green and pink tones. The denomination ΔΡΑΧΜΗ ΜΙΑ is inscribed in bold Greek lettering to the left, below the header ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ across the top. The lower portion carries the authorising law reference, two manuscript signatures, and the printer's imprint along the bottom border. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ΔΡΑΧΜΗ ΜΙΑ Νομος 991 της 27ης Οκτωβριου 1917 Ο ΥΠΟΥΡΓΟΣ ΤΩΝ ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΩΝ Ο ΚΕΝΤΡΙΚΟΣ ΤΑΜΙΑΣ Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ld London |
| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette of the Royal Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Greece, comprising a white Greek cross on a heraldic shield supported by two armoured warrior figures, surmounted by a royal crown, and set on a scrolled banner inscribed with the royal motto. The central cartouche is surrounded by an elaborate guilloche border in olive-green, with quatrefoil and rope-knot corner ornaments, and the numeral 1 appearing to the right in the green underprint. |
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