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HALL OF THE TROPHIES
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Election proceedings of the plenipotentiaries of the Andros island in the 3rd National Assembly (Kastro, 24 December 1825)
Archives of the Greek Regeneration, vol. 20, no 14 [pp. 35-36] Library of the Hellenic Parliament
THE REVOLUTION OF ANDROS was declared on 10 May 1821, in the cathedral of Agios Georgios in Chora, by the scholar patriot and mem- ber of the Society of Friends Theofilos Kairis. From then on, many inhabitants of Andros participated in naval and land operations – as a matter of fact, Theofilos Kairis took part in the campaign to Olym- pos (1822), where he was also seriously injured. He also represented his island in the National Assem- blies, together with the other plenipotentiaries.
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Statute of the Legislative for the issuing of national currency
Archives of the Greek Regeneration, vol. 12,
no 245 [pp. 261-262]
Library of the Hellenic Parliament
THE LEGISLATIVE ESTABLISHES the creation of national mintage, among other things, because «one of the most official proofs of nations’ independence and autonomy is each one of them to engrave its national symbols on its own coins». In the statute, reference is made to the metals’ raw materials (gold, silver, copper) and their purity, to the punishments applicable to forgers, and to the responsibility of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to supervise the procedure of currency issuing.
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