Catalogus
| Uitgever | National Bank Commission of Greece (Εθνική Χρηματιστική Επιτροπή) |
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| Jaar | 1831 |
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| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
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| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Graveur(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| In omloop tot | Log in om details te zien |
| Referentie(s) | P#8 |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | ΦΟΙΝΙΚΕΣ - 50 - ΠΕΝΗΝΤΑ Εκδίδεται τό παρόν κατά τό ΚΖ. άρθ. 3851. ψήφισμα τής Κυβερνήσεως, τό ὁποῖον εἶναι δεκτόν ἀντί χρημάτων, κατά τήν προδιορισμόν τοῦ αὐτοῦ ψηφίσματος. Ἀρθ. Ταχ.ρα. |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Reverse is blank, without any printed text, vignette, or ornamental design. |
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| Opmerkingen |
The Phoenix was Greece's first national currency, introduced in 1828 by Ioannis Kapodistrias following independence from Ottoman rule. This 1831 note was issued during the death throes of that short-lived monetary experiment — Kapodistrias had been assassinated in October of that year, and the political chaos that followed effectively ended the Phoenix's viability before a stable banking infrastructure could take hold.
The National Bank Commission had already been struggling with counterfeiting problems severe enough to undermine public confidence in the entire series. Greece abandoned the Phoenix entirely in 1832, replacing it with the Drachma under Bavarian-backed governance. Survivors of this issue are genuinely rare.