1926 Greece 1000 Drachmai National Bank – 5th Issue – Red Bank of Greece Overprint – VF

1926 Greece 1,000 Drachmai – National Bank of Greece – Fifth Issue – Red “Bank of Greece” Overprint

A striking interwar Greek banknote issued November 1926 during a major monetary transition. Originally issued by the National Bank of Greece, this note was later overprinted in red with “ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ” following the establishment of the Bank of Greece in 1928.

Printed by the prestigious American Bank Note Company, this note features:

• Portrait of Georgios Stavros (founder of the National Bank of Greece)
• Classical Greek column motifs
• Detailed guilloché engraving
• Red serial numbers
• Red overprint reflecting institutional transition
• Reverse featuring the Lion Gate of Mycenae

The Lion Gate vignette is one of the most iconic classical motifs used on Greek paper money, reinforcing national identity and antiquity.

This issue represents an important period in Greece’s financial stabilization after the Asia Minor catastrophe and hyperinflationary pressures of the early 1920s.

Highly desirable for:

• Greek currency collectors

• Interwar European specialists

• Overprint issue collectors

• ABNCo enthusiasts