Are you a student? Do you know …

what shells, turtles and ingots have in common?
what the "monetary snake" is?
when and why all Greek banknotes were cut in two by decision of the Greek State?
which was the only European country that managed to evacuate its gold reserve during World War II?
which bank was established on Napoleon Bonaparte’s initiative?
that in the Museum you can find an installation using shreds of banknotes of about €1.4 million?
that a hare eats banknotes?
what the first door of the Bank of Greece’s central vault looked like?
what the real value of a hundred-billion-drachma banknote was?
that you can become a central banker by pressing a button?

You can find the answers to all these questions by visiting the Museum of the Bank of Greece.

Museum of the Bank of Greece
3 Amerikis Street, Athens GR 102 50
Tel: +30.210.320.3555, - 5305, - 5306, Fax: +30.210.320.5440
Email: museum@bankofgreece.gr