5000 DRACHMAI GREECE 1997, VF , KOLOKOTRONIS. IOLAS !
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5000 DRACHMAI GREECE 1997, VF , KOLOKOTRONIS. IOLAS !
5000 DRACHMAI , DRACHMAS. 1 Jul 1997, VERY FINE.Clean banknote gently center folded once. Unnoticeable waves.A small light brown spot marked in picture with a yellow cross.The banknote you biding for is the same one pictured .We mail registered.We combine shipping cost. Add 0.75 for each additional banknote item.Theodoros Kolokotronis(1770-1843). Also known as the "Elder of Morias" {O Geros Tou Moria}. Without Theodoros Kolokotronis, there would have been no Greek War of Independence against Ottoman rule. He is the most important factor in regards to the resurrection of the Greek Nation. Theodoros Kolokotronis was born in the village of Ramovouni in Messinia where his mother had sought refuge after leaving Arkadia. His father was the well-known chieftain, Konstandinos Kolokotronis.At the age of 16 he started fighting in the mountains of Morias , as leader of a small band of Klephts {Kleftes} (name for those who took to the mountains under Ottoman rule and refused to submit). He also fought at sea under Stathas , as leader of a commando battalion. After having fought against the Ottomans on land and sea for 20 years, he was constantly pursued and reached Zakinthos in 1806. There he joined the British army and rose to the rank of Major.He was an imposing figure with a sonorous voice and all the attributes of a warlord. He was a brave leader. He became a Friend [Philikos-Society Of Friends] in 1818.The government appointed him Commander-in-Chief when he destroyed the army of Mahmud Dramali Paşa (1780-1822, Ottoman General born in Drama) at Dervenakia. The same government imprisoned him on Idra in 1824 for insurrection [Civil Wars], but was obliged to release him four months later and once more to make him chief of operations against Ibrahim Paşa.He was an honest friend and supporter of Ioannis Kapodistrias, but was persecuted by the Koletis government following Kapodistrias' assassination. In April 1834, King Otto's Viceroy alleged that he was against the monarchy and sentenced him and Plapoutas to death. In May 1835, when King Otto came of age, he pardoned him, released him, made him State Councillor and recognised his rank of General.He died of a sudden stroke on February 4th, 1843. | ||||||||||||
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