2 Drachmai
Features
| Issuer |
Greece
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | National Bank of Greece (Εθνική Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος) |
| King |
George I (1863-1913)
|
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1885 |
| Value | 2 Drachmai |
| Currency | First modern drachma (1832-1944) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 80 × 50 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Issued | 22 December 1895 |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 209774 |
| References | P# 41 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Obverse
Black on light blue and brown underprint.
Bank name within ornate frame at top, face value and signatures at left, portrait of Hermes at right.
Scripts: Greek, Latin
Lettering:
ΕΘΝΙΚΗ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ
2 ΔΥΟ
ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΔΥΟ
Νόμος ΑΤΜΒ! άϖό 21 Δεκεμβρίου 1885.
Ὁ Ἐλεγκτής τοῦ Συνεδρίου
Ὁ Ταμίας τῆς Τραπέζης
2 Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. Ld London 2
Reverse
Blue printing.
Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Greece at centre, large numeral 2 within guilloches at left and right. Printer's name at bottom.
Scripts: Greek, Latin
Lettering:
2 ΙΣΧΥΣ ΜΟΥ Η ΑΓΑΠΗ ΤΟΥ ΛΑΟΥ 2
BRADBURY, WILKINSON & COMPANY LTD. LONDON.
Printer
Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)Comments
Withdrawn from circulation on 1911-Apr-14. Later issued in 1917 with overprint as P#302.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1885-Dec-21 | 
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Issued note, signature Faros | |||||||||||||
| 1885-Dec-21 |
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$ 300 | $ 370 | $ 690 | Issued note, signature Panourias | ||||||||||
| 1885-Dec-21 |
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$ 320 | Specimen, no signature at left | ||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 92
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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A.Karamitsos Auction 636 Lot 06348 
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6 Apr 2019 | 1885-Dec-21 – Issued note, signature Faros |
UNC (PMG UNC67 EPQ) |
USD 8820.46
(EUR 7600.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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A.Karamitsos Auction 671 Lot 06388
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5 Dec 2020 | 1885-Dec-21 – Issued note, signature Faros |
AU (PMG AU50) |
Unsold | |
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A.Karamitsos Auction 596 Lot 06222
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7 Oct 2017 | 1885-Dec-21 – Issued note, signature Faros |
VF (PMG VF30) |
USD 395.76
(EUR 341.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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A.Karamitsos Auction 8 Lot 06544
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21 Oct 2023 | 1885-Dec-21 – Issued note, signature Faros |
(PCGS XF40) |
USD 305.23
(EUR 263.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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A.Karamitsos Auction 649 Lot 08385
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7 Dec 2019 | 1885-Dec-21 – Issued note, signature Panourias |
UNC (PMG UNC63, pinholes) |
Unsold | |
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A.Karamitsos Auction 617 Lot 06241
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2 Jun 2018 | 1885-Dec-21 – Issued note, signature Panourias |
AU (PMG AU53) |
USD 870.44
(EUR 750.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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A.Karamitsos Auction 532 Lot 06180
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10 Oct 2015 | 1885-Dec-21 – Issued note, signature Panourias |
AU (three pinholes) |
USD 382.99
(EUR 330.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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A.Karamitsos Auction 18 Lot 06587
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12 Apr 2025 | 1885-Dec-21 – Issued note, signature Panourias |
VF (PMG VF25, tear) |
USD 185.69
(EUR 160.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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A.Karamitsos Auction 732 Lot 06435
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8 Jun 2024 | 1885-Dec-21 – Issued note, signature Panourias |
VF (aXF, pressed) |
USD 301.75
(EUR 260.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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A.Karamitsos Auction 720 Lot 06421
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9 Sep 2023 | 1885-Dec-21 – Issued note, signature Panourias |
VF (WBG VF25) |
Unsold | |
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