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2 Drachmai
| Uitgever | Kingdom of Greece |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1917 |
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| Waarde | 2 Drachmai |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | The obverse is printed in reddish-brown and presents a central vignette of a seated allegorical female figure holding a lyre, flanked by guilloche rosettes bearing the numeral 2 on each side. The inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ arches across the top, while the denomination ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΔΥΟ appears in a solid panel at the foot of the note. A serial number and date reference to the law of 27 October 1917 are inscribed in the central field, with two facsimile signatures and the printer's imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co., London along the lower border. |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse is printed in blue-green and centres on the Royal Arms of Greece — a crowned escutcheon bearing the white cross on blue, supported by two standing classical figures — set within a circular frame with the motto ΙΣΧΥΣ ΜΟΥ Η ΑΓΑΠΗ ΤΟΥ ΛΑΟΥ. The numeral 2 appears in large format within guilloche ovals on either side of the central medallion. A bold anti-counterfeiting legend in Greek runs across the lower panel within a rectangular border of fine geometric latticework. |
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| Opmerkingen |
Greece entered World War I on the Allied side in June 1917 following the forced abdication of King Constantine I — a political rupture that created immediate pressure on the treasury. This 2 Drachmai note was part of a low-denomination emergency issue intended to ease coin shortages that had become acute as hoarding accelerated during the national schism between Venizelists and royalists.
Bradbury Wilkinson handled the printing in London, as they did for several Greek issues of this period. The arrangement was logistically straightforward given Greece's limited domestic printing capacity at the time.