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| Emittent | Ionian Bank |
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| Jahr | 1876-1883 |
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| Währung | Ionian drachma (1941-1943) |
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| Vorderseitenbeschreibung | Royal arms of Greece in intaglio vignette at upper left, flanked by the bank's heraldic arms with crossed flags and floral ornaments at upper centre; three oval guilloche panels bearing the numeral '25' are positioned at upper right and lower left and right corners, each inscribed 'ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΝΕΑΙ'. The bank title 'ΙΟΝΙΚΗ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ' appears in bold letterpress across the centre, with the denomination 'ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΕΙΚΟΣΙΠΕΝΤΕ' on a shaded panel below, followed by a manuscript-style payment clause and date line, with signature lines for the Director and Accountant at the foot. An intricate lace-pattern guilloche border frames the left margin throughout. |
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| Vorderseitenlegende | ΙΟΝΙΚΗ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΕΙΚΟΣΙΠΕΝΤΕ Αριθ ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΝΕΑΙ Πληρωτέαι επί τη εμφανίσει Εν Κερκύρα Ο Διευθυντής Ο Λογιστής |
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| Rückseitenlegende | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Unterschrift(en) | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Sicherheitsmerkmal | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
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The Ionian Bank was a British-chartered institution operating primarily in the Ionian Islands and later Greece, occupying a peculiar position as a private bank of issue in territory that passed from British protectorate to Greek sovereignty in 1864. This note's dual denomination — denominated in both New Drachmai and Francs — reflects the bank's need to function across monetary systems simultaneously, serving Greek commerce while maintaining credibility with European trading partners operating on the Latin Monetary Union standard.
Perkins, Bacon & Petch were the dominant security printers of the Victorian period, responsible for the first adhesive postage stamp and a substantial portion of British colonial currency. Their intaglio work for the Ionian Bank series is characteristically fine, though the plates show wear progression across the issue window of this series, which ran into the early 1880s.