Banknote Museum

Local nameΜουσείο χαρτονομισμάτων
LocationCorfu, Greece

The Banknote Museum of Alpha Bank is a museum located in Corfu, Greece. It showcases an almost complete collection of the Greek currency from 1822 to present, about 2000 items. It includes the first treasury bonds issued by the newly liberated Greek State in 1822 until the replacement of the drachma by the euro in 2002. It also includes sketches essays and printing plates of Greek banknotes. One of its rarest holdings is the 1860 "colonata". The museum was established in 1981 by the Ionian Bank and it is housed at the former Ionian Bank building designed by Corfiote architect Ioannis Chronis in about 1840. In 2000 Ionian Bank merged with Alpha Bank and subsequently the Banknote Museum was renovated and was reopened in 2005. An additional exhibit hall was added showcasing "Ionian Bank Limited" which was a British venture and the first bank to operate in Greek territory. The museum collection is considered one of the most complete of its kind in the world.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banknote_Museum

Official Website http://www.alphapolitismos.gr/en/05-Banknote-Museum

Address 4 Πλατεία Ηρώων Κυπριακού Πολέμου, Κέρκυρα 49131, Greece

Coordinates 39°37'28.779" N 19°55'20.878" E

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