Typically a 5 or 6 percent fee was charged to exchange foreign currency to the local currency. The obolus (or obol) was a silver coin worth a sixth of a drachma. In Classical Athens it was subdivided into eight chalkoi (“copper pieces”)….Money and Measures in Ancient Greece.
| DRY | LIQUID |
|---|---|
| 1 kotyle = 6 kyathoi = 0.2719 liter | 1 kotyle = 6 kyathoi = 0.271 liter |
When was the first drachma gold coin made?
Drachmas are part of the coinage that gave birth to all modern currencies and the original coin stemmed from the monetary system of Ancient Greece that was developed from 800BC. Although Drachmas were used as far back as the 9th century, modern Drachma Gold Coins date from the mid-19th century.
When did the National Bank of Greece start minting drachmas?
Gold drachmas were minted only in large denominations (20 or 40 drachmas), in a limited edition. By virtue of the Royal Decree of 12 July 1843, the exclusive right to issue drachma notes was granted to the newly founded National Bank of Greece, which maintained this privilege until the establishment of the Bank of Greece in 1928.
When was the drachma minted in the Ottoman Empire?
By virtue of King Otto’s Royal Decree of 8 February 1833, the drachma replaced the phoenix and, in August 1833, public revenue offices were explicitly prohibited from accepting Ottoman currency. As stipulated in the same decree, the drachma was to be issued in gold, silver and copper.
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