Collection: Banknotes from Greece

The drachma is one of the oldest known currency names: it was already in use in classical Greece, centuries before Christ. The country brought it back upon gaining independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1833 and kept it until January 1, 2002, when it was replaced by the euro.

Philosophers, not kings

Twentieth-century banknotes mostly featured figures from Greek culture: Democritus, Socrates, and Pericles; the physician Georgios Papanicolaou, inventor of the test that bears his name; or the revolutionary poet Rigas Feraios. Classical temples and the Winged Victory of Samothrace completed the reverses.

Twenty-year period for exchange

The Bank of Greece continued to exchange drachma banknotes for euros until March 1, 2012, ten years after their withdrawal from circulation; coins could only be exchanged until 2004.

What you will find here

Greek drachmas with Pick reference and actual condition.

Shipping

Protected and tracked from Spain.

Discover more banknotes from the region in Banknotes of Europe.

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