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Greek phoenix: research record

Evidence coverage: 1828–1833. This is the span of collected observations, not the currency’s lifetime.

This record includes associated currencies and earlier interpretations. The article selects the evidence relevant to its own history.

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Currency continuity

Greek phoenix

T-FTM000905 · Research draft
One scoped currency identity. Changes to subdivisions, scale, standard, instruments or issuers do not by themselves create children. A distinct account unit can remain a successor.
Dated observations: 1828–1833; this does not establish the entire lifetime.

Parents / predecessors

No distinct predecessor currency is established in the loaded view.

Children / successors

Standards and other context

unit standard adoption

The phoenix was valued at one sixth of the Spanish dollar. A valuation standard, not evidence that all dollars were compulsorily converted into phoenixes.

C863, C1654

Latest research

Modern account-unit review

The phoenix was valued at one sixth of the Spanish dollar. A valuation standard, not evidence that all dollars were compulsorily converted into phoenixes. The retained evidence establishes a metal or valuation standard, not succession of the principal unit of account. Keep it as profile context; exclude it from ancestry traversal.

Sources and qualifications →
Monetary history 2 events

Includes dated issues, standards, subdivisions and institutional changes. Each event retains the source's date qualifications.

1828–1829Currency establishment

Greece selected the phoenix in 1828; the first coins were minted in 1829 bearing 1828 dates. Decision, inscription date and minting are distinct observations.

C862
1828Unit standard adoption

The phoenix was valued at one sixth of the Spanish dollar. A valuation standard, not evidence that all dollars were compulsorily converted into phoenixes.

C863
Evidence & research notes 4 claims

Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan.

Supported C862

Greece selected the phoenix in 1828; the first coins were minted in 1829 bearing 1828 dates. Decision, inscription date and minting are distinct observations.

Alpha Bank Numismatic Collection · Silver phoenix of Kapodistrias Citation S429 · Open source ↗

Currency decision in 1828; minting in 1829; Spanish dollar value; Ottoman para displacement

Source access and limitations

Coin inscription year differs from minting year.

The page mixes decree/circulation terminology; separate those observations and avoid an exact day for first circulation.

Supported C863

The phoenix was valued at one sixth of the Spanish dollar. A valuation standard, not evidence that all dollars were compulsorily converted into phoenixes.

Alpha Bank Numismatic Collection · Silver phoenix of Kapodistrias Citation S429 · Open source ↗

Currency decision in 1828; minting in 1829; Spanish dollar value; Ottoman para displacement

Source access and limitations

Coin inscription year differs from minting year.

The page mixes decree/circulation terminology; separate those observations and avoid an exact day for first circulation.

Supported C864

Otto’s decree replaced the phoenix with the drachma.

Alpha Bank Numismatic Collection · Silver drachma of King Otto Citation S428 · Open source ↗

The drachma as the new national currency: royal decree of 1833 and ancient name revival

Supported C1654

The phoenix was valued at one sixth of the Spanish dollar. A valuation standard, not evidence that all dollars were compulsorily converted into phoenixes.

Alpha Bank Numismatic Collection · Silver phoenix of Kapodistrias Citation S429 · Open source ↗

; retained source evidence behind C863

Source access and limitations

Coin inscription year differs from minting year.

The page mixes decree/circulation terminology; separate those observations and avoid an exact day for first circulation.

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