500 drachmai 1926 — Greece ( Pick: 86 )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 500 drachmai issued in Greece in 1926. It is cataloged under Pick number 86. This document measures 185 x 85 mm and is printed on paper. The color scheme features brown and multicoloured designs, and it is signed by Papadakis.
Produced by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company in the United Kingdom, a total of 900,000 notes were made.
The 500 drachmai banknote was part of a larger context of economic adjustments in Greece following World War I.
Produced by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company in the United Kingdom, a total of 900,000 notes were made.
The 500 drachmai banknote was part of a larger context of economic adjustments in Greece following World War I.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Papadakis
- Date of issue
- 1926
- Printing office
- Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom
- Paper
- paper
- Colour
- brown and multicoloured
- Dimensions
- 185 x 85 mm
- Amount produced
- 900,000
- Pick catalog
- 86
About this banknote
The 500 drachmai banknote was issued by the National Bank of Greece in 1926. This series was introduced during a period of economic adjustment for Greece, following the aftermath of World War I and the Asia Minor Catastrophe. The banknote was printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company in the United Kingdom, highlighting international collaboration in currency production.
The front side of the banknote features a portrait that serves as the central design element. The back side illustrates the Church of the Holy Apostles in Thessaloniki, flanked by detailed columns and decorative motifs. This particular note, cataloged as Pick number 86, was printed on paper measuring 185 by 85 mm, with a production total of 900,000 units.
