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2 Drachmai
| Issuer | Greek State (Ελληνική Πολιτεία) |
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| Year | 1941 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | At left, a vignette reproducing an ancient Greek coin with a profile portrait of Alexander the Great facing right. The denomination is set centrally in large numerals, flanked by Greek decorative motifs forming the underprint. The upper and lower margins carry the issuing authority inscription and date of issue. |
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| Reverse description | At centre, a vignette reproducing an ancient Greek coin with a lion's head facing right. The denomination appears at left and right within geometric guilloche panels forming a symmetrical border design. |
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The "Ελληνική Πολιτεία" designation marks this as an Axis occupation-period issue — the collaborationist government installed under Georgios Tsolakoglou following the German and Italian entry into Athens in April 1941. The Greek State series of low-denomination notes was rushed into production domestically to address an immediate currency vacuum, as the legitimate government-in-exile had departed with substantial reserves.
Aspioti-ELKA, the Athens-based printer, handled output under occupation conditions throughout this period. Wartime inflation rendered these small denominations nearly worthless within months of issue.