Postal & Live Internet Auction 739 (Part A) Coins, Medals & Banknotes (Lots 6001-6630)

GREECE: 100 million Drachmas (7.10.1944) in brown. Ancient coin with Goddess Athena at left on face. Patras treasury note issued by the Bank of Greece, Patras branch. Uniface. Small S/N: "309405". Printed in Patras. Inside holder by PMG "About Uncirculated 55 EPQ". (Hellas 266a) & (Pick 164).

GREECE: 50 million Drachmas (6.10.1944) in black. Treasury note issued by the Bank of Greece, Cephalonia-Ithaka branch. S/N: "A 10166". Two cachets on face and two on back & red linear cachet "6.OKT.1944" on back. Frame type III. Printed on watermaked paper in Cephalonia. Inside holder by PMG "Choice About Unc 58 EPQ". (Hellas 269c) & (Pick 151).

GREECE: 100 million Drachmas (17.10.1944) in green on yellow unpt. Corfu treasury note issued by the Bank of Greece, Corfu branch. S/N: "044863". Frame type I and stamp type II. Printed in Corfu. Inside holder by PMG "Choice Uncirculated 64". (Hellas 271a2) & (Pick 156).

GREECE: 100 million Drachmas (17.10.1944) in green on yellow unpt. Corfu treasury note issued by the Bank of Greece, Corfu branch. S/N: "001708". Frame type III and stamp type I. Printed in Corfu. Inside holder by PMG "About Uncirculated 55". (Hellas 271c1) & (Pick 156). Rare stamp type I!

GREECE: 100 Drachmas (18.12.1944) in blue on light blue unpt. New S/N: "04343". Red ovpt on back of 100 Drachmas (Hellas #I.14). After liberation, the boat carrying new notes to Corfu sank. They were authorized to overprint Italian occupation banknotes, until new notes arrive. Printed in Italy and overprinted in Corfu. Inside holder by PMG "Very Fine 30". (Hellas 273) & (Pick 154). From K. & A. Thanailidis Collection.

GREECE: 100 million Drachmas (18.10.1944) (type II) printed check in blue on white paper used as banknote by the Bank of Greece, Agrinios branch. Handwritten S/N: "52027". After the Germans left the city of Agrinio, the bank issued checks used as banknotes with the signature of G Fanos (the bank director) to pay the salaries of the employees of the public sector. This specific check is redeemed and is stamped by the Bank on back. Printed in...

GREECE: 100 Okas (5.6.1944) in black on green and yellow unpt. Partisan standing between a village on fire and harvesting scene at center on face. Handwritten S/N: "A 615". Black cachet of Pelopponnese on back. Printed by ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΗ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ (=Liberated Greece). Inside holder by PCGS "Choice UNC 64". (Hellas 280a) & (Pick S163a).

GREECE: 5 Drachmas (1905) in blue on green unpt. Therissos patriotic loan issue. Obelisk with dates of the national struggles of Crete at left on face. S/N: "19424". Inside holder by PCGS "VERY FINE 30 / Edge Damage". (Hellas 282a).

GREECE: 50 Reichspfennig (ND 1941) in green. Eagle with swastika at bottom left on face. German treasury notes issued for occupied teritories. S/N: "182-155244". Embossed seal with swastika. Printed in Germany. Inside holder by PMG "Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ". (Hellas G.1) & (Pick R135).

GREECE: 10 Reichpfennig (ND 1944) in light green. Eagle with small swastika in unpt at center on face. Wermacht notes of German armed forces handstamped in Thessaloniki by Greeks. German violet cachet type I and Greek cachet type II both on back. The banknote was printed in Germany, the cachets were applied in Thessaloniki. Inside holder by PMG "Choice About Unc 58". (Hellas G.9a2) & (Pick M21).

GREECE: 1000 Drachmas (ND 1941) in dark brown on light brown unpt. David of Michael Angelo at left on face. S/N: "0003 139356". WMK: Goddess Athena and curved lines. Printed in Italy. Inside holder by PMG "Choice Uncirculated 64". (Hellas I.6) & (Pick M6).

GREECE: 100 Drachmas (ND 1942) in dark blue on light blue unpt. Archaic head at left on face. S/N: "0007 530338". WMK: Cell shape pattern. Printed in Italy. Inside holder by PCGS "CHOICE UNC 64". (Hellas I.14) & (Pick M15).