Local Issues
1941 - 1944Here 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 |
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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. |
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P-158 |
20/9/1944 |
50 mil. dr |
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P-159 |
20/9/1944 |
100 mil. dr |
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P-160 |
20/9/1944 |
500 mil. dr |
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P-161 |
5/10/1944 |
200 mil. dr |
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CEFALLONIA AND ITHAKA |
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P-151 |
6/10/1944 |
50 mil. dr |
Printed only on one side. On the back there are two round stamps and a date. |
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P-152 |
6/10/1944 |
100 mil. dr |
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CORFU |
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17/10/1944 |
100 mil. dr |
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POLITICAL COMMITTEE OF NATIONAL LIBERATION |
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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.
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P-S162 |
5/6/1944 |
25 okes |
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P-S163 |
5/6/1944 |
100 okes |
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5/6/1944 |
500 okes |
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PATRA |
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P-164 |
7/10/1944 |
100 mil. dr |
They circulated in Patra and they're printed only on one side. |
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P-165 |
7/10/1944 |
500 mil. dr |
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ZAGORA |
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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. |
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1/7/1945 |
500 dr |
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1/7/1945 |
1000 dr |
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1/7/1945 |
5000 dr |
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1/7/1945 |
10.000 (1000) dr |
Overprint of new value 10.000 dr on a 1000 dr note. |
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1/7/1945 |
50.000 dr |
Overprints of new value 50.000 dr on 100, 1000 and 5000 dr notes. |
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TREASURY RURAL BONDS |
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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. |
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P-137 |
27/11/1942 |
100.000 A' (1st) |
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P-138 |
27/11/1942 |
500.000 A' (1st) |
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P-139 |
5/3/1943 |
25.000 B' (2nd) |
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P-140 |
5/3/1943 |
100.000 B' (2nd) |
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P-141 |
5/3/1943 |
500.000 B' (2nd) |
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P-142 |
15/3/1943 |
25.000 Γ' (3rd) |
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P-143 |
15/3/1943 |
100.000 Γ' (3rd) |
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P-144 |
15/3/1943 |
500.000 Γ' (3rd) |
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NAUPLIA |
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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. |
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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). |
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TRICALA |
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1/10/1944 |
200 mil. dr |
Overprint of 200 millions on the 5000 dr of 1943 banknote. |