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100 Aspra Ionian Islands Zante
| Issuer | Order of Knights of Saint Dionysios of Zakynthos |
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| Year | 1966 |
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| Composition | Silver plated copper-nickel |
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| Reverse description | Frontal bust of Saint Dionysios of Zakynthos (Agios Dionysios) depicted in the Byzantine icon tradition, shown in full episcopal vestments including a tall kalimavkion, with a nimbus encircling his head. His right hand is raised in benediction and his left hand holds a Gospel book adorned with a cross motif. The denomination 100 ΑΣΠΡΑ appears to the right of the bust in the field. The circular Greek legend ΤΑΓΜΑ ΙΠΠΟΤΩΝ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΔΙΟΝΥΣΙΟΥ ΖΑΚΥΝΘΟΥ runs along the periphery. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The Order of Knights of Saint Dionysios of Zakynthos is a modern chivalric confraternity dedicated to the patron saint of the island, whose relics have been held in the basilica at Zakynthos town since the sixteenth century. This 1966 issue falls squarely into the category of fantasy or exonumia — the Order holds no governmental or monetary authority over the Ionian Islands, which have been part of the Greek state since 1864. The X# prefix in the Standard Catalog confirms its non-circulating, privately issued status.
Silver-plated copper-nickel on a 39mm flan is a production choice typical of medallic issues aimed at collectors and fraternal commemorations rather than any payment function.