Banknote Museum of Alpha Bank

[4] In 2003 Aris Rapidis, the curator of the museum and a historian, undertook the renovation and coordination of the exhibits to conform to world standards.

[1][2] It is the first time that such a banknote collection, owned by a Greek bank, has been made available to the general public on a regularly scheduled basis.

[2] The exhibition Greek Costumes – Printed sources of the 16th-20th centuries, jointly organised with the Benaki Museum, became the first event to be showcased at the hall.

[1] The museum collection also contains the pre-Kapodistrian treasury bonds issued by the provisional Greek government in "pisters" or "grossia".

[1] The collection includes notes printed by the American Banknote Company, which succeeded the British at the turn of the century.

[1] Rare art deco-style banknotes, printed in France, some featuring Hermes, allegorically depict the continuity of Greek currency and commerce from ancient times to the 1930s.

[1] It remains historically the highest banknote denomination in Greece and after the hyperinflation ended, its value fell to just 2 drachmas.

[1][6] The museum also hosted a conference held between June 9–10, 2006, under the title of "The Economic Development of South-eastern Europe in the 19th century".