Local Issues

1941 - 1944

Here is a presentation of banknotes circulated only in specific parts of Greece during the German occupation. Most of them were issued at the end of 1944.

Pick #
Date
Value
Face View
Back View
Comments
KALAMATA
P-157
20/9/1944
25 mil. dr


Circulated in Kalamata. On the back of the 200 million note there is a stamp in three varieties. The rarest is the Tripolis stamp.

P-158
20/9/1944
50 mil. dr
P-159
20/9/1944
100 mil. dr
P-160
20/9/1944
500 mil. dr
P-161
5/10/1944
200 mil. dr
CEFALLONIA AND ITHAKA
P-151
6/10/1944
50 mil. dr
Printed only on one side. On the back there are two round stamps and a date.
P-152
6/10/1944
100 mil. dr
CORFU
 
17/10/1944
100 mil. dr
 
POLITICAL COMMITTEE OF NATIONAL LIBERATION
P-S161
5/6/1944

5 okes

These are promissory notes in okes (1 oka=1,282 kg) of wheat that didn't bare any interest. They would be payable after six months of Greece's liberation but the payment never happened. Some notes of 500 okes are known but this value never circulated.
P-S162
5/6/1944
25 okes
P-S163
5/6/1944
100 okes
-
5/6/1944
500 okes
PATRA
P-164
7/10/1944
100 mil. dr
They circulated in Patra and they're printed only on one side.
P-165
7/10/1944
500 mil. dr
ZAGORA
-
1/7/1945
100 dr
These are not banknotes but they're payment orders. The farmers association gave them to the farmers as a receipt. The serial numbers are printed or handwritten.
-
1/7/1945
500 dr
-
1/7/1945
1000 dr
-
1/7/1945
5000 dr
-
1/7/1945
10.000 (1000) dr
Overprint of new value 10.000 dr on a 1000 dr note.
-
1/7/1945
50.000 dr
Overprints of new value 50.000 dr on 100, 1000 and 5000 dr notes.
TREASURY RURAL BONDS
P-136
27/11/1942
25.000 Α' (1st)


Three series of 25.000 dr, 100.000 dr and 500.000 dr circulated. They were compulsorily accepted by law.

P-137
27/11/1942
100.000 A' (1st)
P-138
27/11/1942
500.000 A' (1st)
P-139
5/3/1943
25.000 B' (2nd)
P-140
5/3/1943
100.000 B' (2nd)
P-141
5/3/1943
500.000 B' (2nd)
P-142
15/3/1943
25.000 Γ' (3rd)
P-143
15/3/1943
100.000 Γ' (3rd)
P-144
15/3/1943
500.000 Γ' (3rd)
NAUPLIA
P-162
19/9/1944
100 mil.dr
Overprint of 100 millions on the 5 millions banknote. Serial numbers are between ΞΟ 635001-993000 and ΞΠ 085001-466000.
P-163
19/9/1944
500 mil. dr
Overprint of 500 millions on the 5000 dr of 1942 banknote. Serial numbers are between ΑΠ 406001-407000 (only 1000 banknotes).
TRICALA
 
1/10/1944
200 mil. dr
Overprint of 200 millions on the 5000 dr of 1943 banknote.