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250 Grosia
| Issuer | Provisional Administration of Greece |
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| Year | 1822 |
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| Currency | Grosi (1822-1828) |
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| Obverse description | Uniface letterpress note enclosed within a simple rectangular border with ornamental corners. The heading of the Provisional Administration of Greece appears across the top in Greek script, with the denomination stated in the central text body alongside a handwritten numeral. The seal of the Provisional Administration of Greece is impressed at the lower right, accompanied by manuscript signatures and a date inscription. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΠΡΟΣΩΡΙΝΗ ΔΙΟΙΚΗΣΙΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ |
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The Provisional Administration of Greece issued this note during the Greek War of Independence, when the newly formed revolutionary government had no functioning treasury, no established banking system, and no hard currency reserves to speak of. Paper money issued under these conditions was less a financial instrument than a political statement — an assertion that a Greek state existed and could issue obligations.
Pick 2 is among the earliest paper money attributable to any Greek governing body. Survival rate is extremely low; the revolutionary period saw significant destruction of records and currency alike.