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<p>[QUOTE="MEC2, post: 1651013, member: 38692"]Let's take a break from stars - more to come to be sure - and go to some overseas pickups. This note is positively enormous - almost a full inch wider and taller than US large size notes. By far the biggest note I have (well, not THAT far considering the huge Greek 5k note is almost as big). It's the pre-war Greek 1000 Drachma from 1935. These notes were of French origin and were on very delicate paper, and hence didn't stand up very well over time (insert French Army joke here). I can't imagine using this currency, both huge and yet delicate...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i352/MEC2DFW/Currency/Greek%20Notes/Greek1KF_zpsb27e2875.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i352/MEC2DFW/Currency/Greek%20Notes/Greek1KB_zps72761172.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MEC2, post: 1651013, member: 38692"]Let's take a break from stars - more to come to be sure - and go to some overseas pickups. This note is positively enormous - almost a full inch wider and taller than US large size notes. By far the biggest note I have (well, not THAT far considering the huge Greek 5k note is almost as big). It's the pre-war Greek 1000 Drachma from 1935. These notes were of French origin and were on very delicate paper, and hence didn't stand up very well over time (insert French Army joke here). I can't imagine using this currency, both huge and yet delicate... [IMG]http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i352/MEC2DFW/Currency/Greek%20Notes/Greek1KF_zpsb27e2875.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i352/MEC2DFW/Currency/Greek%20Notes/Greek1KB_zps72761172.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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