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750 Grosia
| Issuer | Provisional Administration of Greece (Εθνικόν Ταμείον) |
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| Year | 1822 |
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| In circulation to | 1828 |
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| Obverse description | Uniface letterpress bond note on handmade paper, bearing the full Greek text of the obligation in multiple paragraphs across the face, with the denomination of 750 Grosia stated within the body of the text. A circular dry-seal impression of the Provisional Administration of Greece appears at lower right, alongside an oval ink stamp, while two manuscript signatures of authorising officials are placed in the lower portion of the note. A serial number is inscribed in manuscript at the upper right. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse is blank, this being a uniface issue printed on one side only. |
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Among the earliest paper money ever issued by a Greek governing authority, this note dates to the first years of the War of Independence, when the Provisional Administration was attempting to function as a legitimate state while simultaneously fighting the Ottomans. The Εθνικόν Ταμείον — the National Treasury — had essentially no specie reserves to back these emissions; their authority rested entirely on the political credibility of the signatories and the hope of eventual liberation.
Mavrokordatos, Notaras, and Negris signing the same instrument tells you something about how personally the early Greek state was run. These were not bureaucratic countersignatures — they were the government.