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<p>[QUOTE="MEC2, post: 1642509, member: 38692"]My other new Greek arrival (and yes, there will be more, several, because, well, I keep buying them) is a 500 Drachma issue and was a deliberate upgrade of this note. I just really like the design, not sure why but it's just one of my faves, love the coin detail and the overall engraving. This note is a "sort of" fractional, one of three that are relatively large denomination but still the smallest at the time and were replaced by coins. They are notably larger than most fractionals, about 2/3 the size of a normal sized note. I really wanted a nice uncirculated example, and I got one...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i352/MEC2DFW/Currency/Greek%20Notes/500DF_zps1182e737.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i352/MEC2DFW/Currency/Greek%20Notes/500DB_zps1e95e7aa.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MEC2, post: 1642509, member: 38692"]My other new Greek arrival (and yes, there will be more, several, because, well, I keep buying them) is a 500 Drachma issue and was a deliberate upgrade of this note. I just really like the design, not sure why but it's just one of my faves, love the coin detail and the overall engraving. This note is a "sort of" fractional, one of three that are relatively large denomination but still the smallest at the time and were replaced by coins. They are notably larger than most fractionals, about 2/3 the size of a normal sized note. I really wanted a nice uncirculated example, and I got one... [IMG]http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i352/MEC2DFW/Currency/Greek%20Notes/500DF_zps1182e737.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i352/MEC2DFW/Currency/Greek%20Notes/500DB_zps1e95e7aa.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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