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10 Drachmai
| Issuer | National Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 1863-1869 |
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| Reference(s) | P#23 |
| Obverse description | Portrait vignette of Georgios Stavros at upper centre, flanked by the national arms at lower left and a Nereid vignette at lower right. The design is executed in intaglio with fine engraved detailing typical of American Bank Note Company production of the period. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΔΕΚΑ |
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The National Bank of Greece turned to the American Bank Note Company for this series at a time when no domestic printing infrastructure could meet the security standards required for fiduciary currency. ABNC dominated Greek note production through much of the nineteenth century, and the relationship was not merely practical — Greek authorities had been impressed by ABNC's anti-counterfeiting intaglio work, which was then unmatched in Europe for fine-line precision.
The date range spans six years, suggesting a single print run issued progressively rather than multiple distinct printings — though surviving records do not definitively confirm how many impressions were ordered or whether plate revisions occurred mid-series.