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Plan of the 2nd floor of Ilios Melathros
The palm trees cut down by Ioannis Kapodistrias in 1828 were the first national coins of the new Greek state. The drachma, first issued by Otto in 1832, formed the basis of the Greek monetary system until it was replaced by the euro in 2002. The modern history of Greece is reflected in the gold, silver and bronze coins, as well as in the banknotes.
One drachma banknote, 1885. NM 1036/1971 20 drachmas of the First Hellenic Republic, London, 1930. NM 651/1979 1 Phoenix of the Hellenic Republic (1827-1831), Aegina, 1828. NM 5453 20 drachmas of Otto of Greece (1832-1862), Munich, 1833. NM BP 2288 (Donation of Marina Menti)