PMG-certified Greek Rarities Highlight A. Karamitsos Sale

Hundreds of historic banknotes certified by Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) are featured in an upcoming sale presented by renowned Greece-based auction house A. Karamitsos. Online bidding for Auction 698 (Part A and Part B) is already underway, with the sale concluding September 11, 2022.

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Leading the sale is a Greece / Ionian Islands ND (1941) 500 Drachmai graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated EPQ (Part A, lot 6574). This note dates to World War II, when the Ionian Islands, located off the west coast of Greece, were occupied by the Axis powers, which included Italy. This note has a starting price of €3,500 (about $3,500 USD).

Other PMG-certified highlights in the sale include:

• an Italy / Dodecanese Islands 1943 100 Lire graded PMG 25 Very Fine NET (Part A, lot 6577) with a starting price of €3,000 (about $3,000)
• a Greece, Bank of Greece / Regional World War II 1944 200,000,000 Drachmai graded PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated EPQ (Part A, lot 6555) with a starting price of €2,800 (about $2,800)
• a Greece 1942 500,000 Drachmai Specimen graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (Part A, lot 6545) with a starting price of €2,500 (about $2,500)
• a Palestine, Currency Board 1939 5 Pounds graded PMG 35 Choice Very Fine (Part B, lot 7025) with a starting price of €2,500 (about $2,500)
• a Greece, National Bank 1926 5,000 Drachmai Specimen graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated EPQ (Part A, lot 6411) with a starting price of €1,900 (about $1,900)
• a Greece / Italian Occupation World War II ND (1941) 20,000 Drachmai graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (Part A, lot 6569) with a starting price of €1,700 (about $1,700)
• a Greece, National Bank 1926 10 Drachmai graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated EPQ (Part A, lot 6409) with a starting price of €1,600 (about $1,600)
• a Greece, Bank of Greece 1926 5,000 Drachmai graded PMG 25 Very Fine (Part A, lot 6432) with a starting price of €1,550 (about $1,550)
• a Greece 1942 100,000 Drachmai Specimen graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated (Part A, lot 6544) with a starting price of €1,500 (about $1,500)
• a Greece, Bank of Greece 1944 200,000,000 Drachmai graded PMG 53 About Uncirculated (Part A, lot 6551) with a starting price of €1,500 (about $1,500)

All starting prices are provided by the auction house. The $ symbol represents US Dollars.