Issuing authority
Kingdom of Greece
Greek monarchy issuing drachma coinage, partly within the Latin Monetary Union standard.
- Kind
- kingdom
- Region
- Southern Europe, Europe
- Recorded period
- 1832 – 1924
Succeeded by successive Greek republics and monarchies; modern Hellenic Republic.
Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.
Published entries
10
Individual types and documented families
With photographs
100%
10 with a credited real-object photo
Dated span
1833 – 1923
10 entries with their own date
Verified or well documented
0
Highest two confidence levels
Catalogue entries (10)
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Auction house “Richard L. Edwards Auctioneer”, via Invaluable
modern coins
Greek silver drachma coinage (Kingdom of Greece)
19th century
Greek silver drachma coinage of the Kingdom of Greece comprises the silver denominations issued from the establishment of the modern Greek monarchy in the nineteenth century up to the early twentieth century. First introduced in May 1832 to replace the phoenix at par, the early kingdom's silver currency was initiall…
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"Hellenic Post" (ELTA)
stamps
Greek definitive stamps
1861 onwards
A Greek definitive stamp is a regular postal issue designed to serve the everyday postal requirements of Greece across an extended period of time. These regular series provide a range of denominations intended to cover prevailing postal charges. In Greek postal history, the definitive tradition began with the classi…
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Obverse A.Karamitsos International Auctions – Reverse Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG via Numista
banknotes
10 Drachmai, National Bank of Greece, Greece, 1863–1869 (Pick 23)
1863-1869
This 10 Drachmai note was issued in Greece by the National Bank of Greece, with dates recorded from 1863–1869. It belongs to the First modern drachma (1832-1944) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Otto (1832-1862). and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Mon…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Greece, King George I, 5 drachmai, 1875
1875
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king to the left. Date at bottom in circumscription. To the right of it letter A [=Paris]. Reverse: on mantle with crown, Greek coat of arms hung with chivalric order with jewel. Denomination at bottom in circumscription. Milled edge. Struck in Paris during the so-called Latin Monet…
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banknotes
100 Drachmai, National Bank of Greece, Greece, 1900 (Pick 48)
1900
This 100 Drachmai note was issued in Greece by the National Bank of Greece, dated 1900. It belongs to the First modern drachma (1832-1944) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: George I (1863-1913). It measures 180 × 90 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Pape…
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The Johnstonian Engraving Co., 1899, via Wikimedia Commons
stamps
Hermes Head issue, Kingdom of Greece, 1902
1902
The Hermes Head issue comprises 5 postage stamps released by the Kingdom of Greece on 1 January 1902. The StampWorld catalogue lists 5 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 118, 119, 120, 121, 122), printed in 5 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: 5L orange; 25L green; 50L ultramarine; 1Dr re…
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Heritage Auctions via Numista
banknotes
500 Drachmai, National Bank of Greece, Greece, 1914–1918 (Pick 56)
1914-1918
This 500 Drachmai note was issued in Greece by the National Bank of Greece, with dates recorded from 1914–1918. It belongs to the First modern drachma (1832-1944) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Constantine I (1913-1917, 1920-1922). It measures 195 × 100 mm and is printed on…
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banknotes
1000 Drachmai, National Bank of Greece, Greece, 1917–1918 (Pick 57)
1917-1918
This 1000 Drachmai note was issued in Greece by the National Bank of Greece, with dates recorded from 1917–1918. It belongs to the First modern drachma (1832-1944) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Alexander (1917-1920). It measures 195 × 100 mm and is printed on paper. The Sta…
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banknotes
50 Drachmai, National Bank of Greece, Greece, 1923 (Pick 75)
1923
This 50 Drachmai note was issued in Greece by the National Bank of Greece, dated 1923. It belongs to the First modern drachma (1832-1944) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: George II (1922-1924, 1935-1947). It measures 145 × 75 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of…
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Heritage Auctions via Numista
banknotes
500 Drachmai, National Bank of Greece, Greece, 1923 (Pick 77)
1923
This 500 Drachmai note was issued in Greece by the National Bank of Greece, dated 1923. It belongs to the First modern drachma (1832-1944) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: George II (1922-1924, 1935-1947). It measures 180 × 85 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog o…
Partial type record
Entries by catalogue category
- Banknotes6
- Modern World Coins2
- Postage Stamps2
Counts of published entries only. They describe this catalogue's holdings, not everything the issuer or maker produced.
Dated entries by century
- 19th century5
- 20th century5
Only the 10 entries carrying their own date to within about 150 years are counted, by the earliest year given. These are catalogue holdings, not production totals.
Materials recorded in the physical descriptions
- Paper6
- Silver1
An entry made of several materials is counted once under each. Materials are counted only where the description states them.
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