National Finance Bank

1822 - 1832

Here you can see the first Greek banknotes. During the Greek revolution of 1821 the provisional administration of Greece issued bond in Turkish grossi something similar to the French assignats 30 years ago.
The real first Greek banknotes are the Phoenix issued by the governor John Kapodistrias in 1831.

PROVISIONAL ADMINISTRATION OF GREECE
Pick #	Date	Value	Print	Face View	Comments
P-1	1822-1825	100 Grossi	Korinth		These are the bonds that issued by the provisional administration of Greece. Their annual interest was 8% and circulated in Nafplio and Korinthos. They gradually lost their value and abandoned by the Greeks.
P-2	1822-1825	250 Grossi	Korinth
P-3	1822-1825	500 Grossi	Korinth
P-4	1822-1825	750 Grossi	Korinth
P-5	1822-1825	1000 Grossi	Korinth
NATIONAL FINANCE BANK
Pick #	Date	Value	Print	Face View	Comments
P-6	1/7/1831	5 Phoenix	Aegina		These are the first Greek banknotes and were printed only on one side in the city of Nafplio, the first capital of Greece. These notes didn't have the general approval of the public. After two years they were withdrawn.
P-7	1/7/1831	10 Phoenix	Aegina
P-8	1/7/1831	50 Phoenix	Aegina
P-9	1/7/1831	100 Phoenix	Aegina