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10 Drachmai Italian occupation
| Issuer | Cassa Mediterranea di Credito per la Grecia |
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| Year | 1941 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Left vignette shows an intaglio-printed bust of Alexander the Great in classical sculptural style, set within a fine guilloche border. To the right, bilingual inscriptions in Italian and Greek read BIGLIETTO A CORSO LEGALE / PER LE ISOLE JONIE and ΧΑΡΤΟΝΟΜΙΣΜΑ ΕΧΟΝ ΝΟΜΙΜΟΝ ΚΥΚΛΟΦΟΡΙΑΝ / ΕΝ ΤΑΙΣ ΙΟΝΙΟΙΣ ΝΗΣΟΙΣ, with the denomination 10 expressed as DRACME and ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ flanking the numeral. A signature line for IL TESORIERE appears at the lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | BIGLIETTO A CORSO LEGALE PER LE ISOLE JONIE ΧΑΡΤΟΝΟΜΙΣΜΑ ΕΧΟΝ ΝΟΜΙΜΟΝ ΚΥΚΛΟΦΟΡΙΑΝ ΕΝ ΤΑΙΣ ΙΟΝΙΟΙΣ ΝΗΣΟΙΣ DRACME 10 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ IL TESORIERE |
| Reverse description | Central vignette presents a classical Greek relief scene with multiple figures in ancient dress, rendered in fine intaglio engraving. The denomination numeral 10 appears in large format to both the left and right of the central vignette. The entire design is framed by an intricate guilloche border with repeating palmette and wave motifs, with serial number panels at the lower left and right. |
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