The Ionian Bank was the first bank that was established in Greece. The museum of Bank notes was founded on 18 September 1981 and is accomodated in the historical building where functioned the first shop of bank that was built in 1845-1846. The museum is unique in Greece and one from few in world scale.

In his four rooms is presented a most complete collection of Greek bank notes that includes the bank notes that Ionian Bank published from 1839 until 1920, the bank notes that the Bank of Greece and the Bank of Crete and Ipeirothesallia printed.

The visitor can see the preliminary drafts of first Greek currency, in drawing of Corfiot sculptor Micheal Axelou and the rich collection of postwar bank notes from various countries as well as a 1.300 a.c Chinese bank note, one of the oldest that exist worldwide.

Also, the visitor, apart from the bank notes, can see a series from various objects, as documents, books, currencies, stamps about the history of the Bank, Ionian Islands, and the bank notes that were circulated in Greece. Finally, in the second floor there is a detailed representation of the process of production of modern bank notes.

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