Greek Rarities Certified by PMG and NGC Featured in A. Karamitsos Sale

Hundreds of historic banknotes certified by Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) as well as coins certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company™ (NGC®) are featured in an upcoming sale presented by renowned Greece-based auction house A. Karamitsos. Online bidding for Auction 686 (Part A and Part B) is already underway, with the sale concluding December 4, 2021.

Leading the sale is a note that survived the turbulent end of World War II and the Greek Civil War. A rare Greece, Civilian Committee of National Liberation 1944 25 Okas graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated (lot 06708) has a starting price of €16,500 or about $19,000 USD.

Greece, Civilian Committee of National Liberation 1944 25 Okas graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated Click images to enlarge.

Featured on the note’s front is a vignette of a man with a rifle standing as a central figure between a city engulfed in flames and farmers working the fields.

Other PMG-certified highlights in the sale include:

• a Greece, National Bank 1923 500 Drachmai Specimen graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (Part A, lot 06444) with a starting price of €7,500 (about $8,600 USD)
• an Italy / Dodecanese Islands 1943 1000 Lire graded PMG 25 Very Fine (Part A, lot 06736) with a starting price of €7,500 (about $8,600 USD)
• a Greece / Ionian Islands ND (1941) 5,000 Drachmai graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (Part A, lot 06735) with a starting price of €7,000 (about $8,000 USD)
• a Greece 1943 25,000 Drachmai Specimen graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (Part A, lot 06684) with a starting price of €3,800 (about $4,400 USD)
• a Greece, Provisional Administration 1822-26 250 Grossi graded PMG 53 About Uncirculated (Part A, lot 06410) with a starting price of €3,800 (about $4,400 USD)
• a Greece, Ionian Bank Ltd. 1900-20 25 Drachmai graded PMG 25 Very Fine (Part A, lot 06472) with a starting price of €3,500 (about $4,000 USD)
• a Kingdom of Greece ND (1918) 5 Drachmai Proof graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated EPQ (Part A, lot 06665) with a starting price of €2,800 (about $3,200 USD)
• a Greece, Provisional Administration 1822-24 100 Grossi graded PMG 40 Extremely Fine (Part A, lot 06409) with a starting price of €2,700 (about $3,100 USD)
• a Greece, National Bank ND (1926) 1,000 Drachmai graded PMG 40 Extremely Fine (Part A, lot 06469) with a starting price of €2,500 (about $2,800 USD)
• a Greece, National Bank 1923 1,000 Drachmai Specimen graded PMG 58 Choice About Unc EPQ (Part A, lot 06445) with a starting price of €2,500 (about $2,800 USD)
• a Greek State, Ministry of Finance 1917 1 Drachma graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (Part A, lot 06661) with a starting price of €2,000 (about $2,300 USD)
• a Greece, Bank of Greece 1926 5,000 Drachmai graded PMG 25 Very Fine (Part A, 06487) with a starting price of €1,850 (about $2,100 USD)
• a Greece, Bank of Greece 1944 200 million Drachmai graded PMG 35 Choice Very Fine (Part A, lot 06693) with a starting price of €1,500 (about $1,700 USD)
• a Greece, Civilian Committee of National Liberation 1944 5 Okas graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated (Part A, lot 06706) with a starting price of €1,500 (about $1,700 USD)
• a Greece ND (1945) 5,000 Drachmai Color Trial Specimen graded PMG 58 Choice About Unc NET (Part A, lot 06577) with a starting price of €1,500 (about $1,700 USD)
• a Greece ND (1945) 10,000 Drachmai Color Trial Specimen graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated NET (Part A, lot 06581) with a starting price of €1,500 (about $1,700 USD)
• a Greece, Bank of Greece ND (1946) 20,000 Drachmai Color Trial Specimen graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated EPQ (Part A, lot 06583) with a starting price of €1,500 (about $1,700 USD)
• a British North Borneo 1927-30 1 Dollar graded PMG 30 Very Fine (Part B, lot 07183) with a starting price of €1,400 (about $1,600 USD)
• a Palestine, Currency Board 1939 £1 graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated (Part B, lot 07207) with a starting price of €1,000 (about $1,100 USD)
• a Turkey, Ministry of Finance ND (1926)//AH1341 500 Livres Specimen graded PMG 62 Uncirculated (Part B, lot 07152) with a starting price of €900 (about $1,000 USD)
• a Greece, Bank of Greece ND (1945) 5,000 Drachmai Specimen graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (Part A, lot 06576) with a starting price of €850 (about $980 USD)
• a Mali, Banque Centrale ND (1970-84) 10,000 Francs graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (Part B, lot 07274) with a starting price of €600 (about $690 USD)
• a Palestine, Currency Board 1929 £1 graded PMG 25 Very Fine (Part B, lot 07206) with a starting price of €550 (about $630 USD)
• a Chad, Banque des Etats de l’Afrique Centrale 1980 5,000 Francs (Part B, lot 07232) with a starting price of €500 (about $570 USD)
• a French Somaliland ND (1938) 1,000 Francs Specimen (Part B, lot 07239) with a starting price of €500 (about $570 USD)
• a South Africa, Reserve Bank ND (1948-59) £1 Specimen graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (Part B, lot 07306) with a starting price of €370 (about $420 USD)
• a Cameroun, Banque Centrale ND (1962) 1,000 Francs graded PMG 58 Choice About Unc (Part B, lot 07228) with a starting price of €350 (about $400 USD)
• a Belize, Monetary Authority 1980 20 Dollars graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (Part B, lot 07356) with a starting price of €350 (about $400 USD)
• an Angola 1948 1 Angolar Commemorative graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (Part B, lot 07220) with a starting price of €300 (about $340 USD)
• an Angola, Banco de Angola 1927 50 Angolares Specimen graded PMG 50 About Uncirculated (Part B, 07221) with a starting price of €300 (about $340 USD)
• a Rhodesia, Reserve Bank 1966 10/- Shillings graded PMG 67 Superb Gem Unc EPQ (Part B, 07288) with a starting price of €280 (about $320 USD)
• a Bahamas, Central Bank 1974 (ND 1984) 20 Dollars graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (Part B, 07355) with a starting price of €220 (about $250 USD)
• an Italy, Banca d’Italia 1937-40 50 Lire graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated EPQ (Part B, lot 07088) with a starting price of €200 (about $230 USD)
• a Belgian Congo, Banque Centrale 1955 50 Francs graded PMG 30 Very Fine (Part B, 07225) with a starting price of €200 (about $230 USD)
• a Poland, Treasury Note 1794 10 Groszy graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated (Part B, lot 07115) with a starting price of €170 (about $190 USD)
• a German East Africa 1905 10 Rupien graded PMG 25 Very Fine (Part B, lot 07246) with a starting price of €140 (about $160 USD)

Also in the sale are several spectacular NGC-certified rarities, including a Greece (1832-62) Silver Medal bearing the image of Queen Amalia. From 1836 to 1862, Amalia was the Queen Consort to King Otto until they were exiled and lived the rest of their lives in Bavaria. During her tenure, she is attributed with the creation of the National Gardens of Athens, which is referenced on the medal’s reverse. Graded NGC MS 62, this highly detailed rarity has a starting price of €4,500 (about $5,200 USD).

Greece (1832-62) Silver Medal of Queen Amalia graded NGC MS 62 Click images to enlarge.

Other highlights certified by NGC include:

• a Crete 1901 5 Drachmas graded NGC MS 60 (Part A, lot 06340) with a starting price of €3,000 (about $3,400 USD)
• an Ionian Islands 1819 2 Obols graded NGC MS 63 (Part A, lot 06342) with a starting price of €2,800 (about $3,200 USD)
• a Greece 1876A 20 Drachmas graded NGC MS 62 (Part A, lot 06072) with a starting price of €2,800 (about $3,200 USD)
• a Greece 1834 Lepton graded NGC MS 64 RB (Part A, lot 06045) with a starting price of €2,500 (about $2,800 USD)
• a Greece 1954 50 Lepta graded NGC PF 66 (Part A, lot 06110) with a starting price of €1,700 (about $1,900 USD)
• a Greece 1954 1 Drachma graded NGC PF 65 (Part A, lot 06112) with a starting price of €1,700 (about $1,900 USD)
• an Egypt 1896-dated Abbas Hilmi II Silver Medal graded NGC UNC Details (Part B, lot 07423) with a starting price of €1,500 (about $1,700 USD)
• an Ionian Islands 1820 2 Lepta graded NGC PF 63 BN (Part A, lot 06343) with a starting price of €1,200 (about $1,300 USD)
• a Russia 1747CNB Rouble graded NGC XF 40 (Part B, lot 06933) with a starting price of €1,100 (about $1,200 USD)
• a Greece 1970 2 Drachmas graded NGC PF 67 (Part A, lot 06170) with a starting price of €1,000 (about $1,100 USD)
• a Greece 1960 20 Drachmas Brilliant Devices graded NGC SP 64 (Part A, lot 06122) with a starting price of €900 (about $1,040 USD)
• a Greece 1970 1 Drachma graded NGC PF 66 Cameo (Part A, lot 06168) with a starting price of €800 (about $920 USD)
• a Cyprus 1901 3 Piastres graded NGC MS 62 (Part A, lot 06352) with a starting price of €700 (about $800 USD)
• a Russia 1900 25 Kopeks graded NGC MS 63 (Part B, lot 06935) with a starting price of €600 (about $700 USD)
• a France 2019 Silver 50 Euro First Step on Moon 50th Anniversary graded NGC PF 70 Ultra Cameo (Part B, lot 06859) with a starting price of €580 (about $670 USD)
• an Austria 1707 Taler graded NGC UNC Details (Part B, lot 06804) with a starting price of €500 (about $570 USD)
• an Italy (1722-32) Venice 1 Zecchino Alvise Mocenigo III graded MS 62 (Part B, lot 06905) with a starting price of €400 (about $460 USD)
• a Great Britain 1929B Trade Dollar graded NGC MS 62 (Part B, lot 06886) with a starting price of €300 (about $340 USD)
• a Turkey AH1293//12 5 Kurush graded NGC MS 64 (Part B, lot 06958) with a starting price of €300 (about $340 USD)
• a Turkey AH1293//15 5 Kurush graded NGC MS 64 (Part B, lot 06959) with a starting price of €300 (about $340 USD)
• an Egypt AH1293//4 1 Qirsh graded NGC MS 66 (Part B, lot 06988) with a starting price of €300 (about $340 USD)
• a Bulgaria 1923 2 Leva graded NGC MS 63 (Part B, lot 06823) with a starting price of €220 (about $250 USD)

All starting prices are provided by the auction house.