KOGUJA Banknotes Catalog

100 drachmai 1939 — Greece ( Pick: 108 )

Region: Europe
Front side
100 drachmai Greece 1939 — Front side
Back side
100 drachmai Greece 1939 — Back side

Banknote description

The banknote is a 100 drachmai issued in Greece in 1939. It is cataloged under Pick number 108.

The note features a green and black color scheme set against a multicolour underprint. It measures 172 x 85 mm and is printed on paper. The signatures of Emmanuel Tsouderos and Andreas Papadimitriou appear on the note.

The printing office for this banknote is Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, located in the United Kingdom. The 100 drachmai note exemplifies the currency issued before World War II in Greece.

Specifications

Signed by
Emmanuel Tsouderos & Andreas Papadimitriou
Date of issue
16 November 1940
Printing office
Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom
Paper
paper
Colour
green and black on multicolour underprint
Dimensions
172 x 85 mm
Pick catalog
108

About this banknote

The Bank of Greece issued this 100 drachmai note in 1939. This series was introduced during a period of economic adjustments and reforms in late 1930s Greece. The banknote was printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company in the United Kingdom.

The front side of the note features two women in traditional Greek attire, holding a jug and wheat. On the back, there is an image of a statue of a lion set against a landscape with trees and mountains. The note, catalogued as Pick 108, is signed by Emmanuel Tsouderos and Andreas Papadimitriou.

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