United States of the Ionian Islands
Independent British Protectorate (1815-1864)
Location: Ionian Sea
Capital City: Corfu
Government type: Federal State
Main languages: Greek
Main religions: Orthodox Christianity
Chronology
1814: Britain occupies the Ionian Islands, at the time part of France, which captured them from Venice
1815: United States of the Ionian Islands created in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars
1864: Joins Greece
Currency
First Obol (1819-1834)
Second Obol (1834-1863)
1 Obol = 5 Lepta
Coins from Ionian Islands in the collection
•2 Obol, 1819 (King George III (1815-1820), copper, London mint, KM#33)
•1 Lepton, 1834 (King William IV (1830-1837), copper, KM#34)