What is the price? Póso kostízei? Πόσο κοστίζει?
During the War of 1940-41(Greco-Italian) a Greek private soldier's pay, was approximately 45 drachmas per month while a 2nd lieutenant's pay was 2,000 drs.
The soldiers' wages were complemented with various sums of money received from relatives and friends.
The equivalence of the Greek drachma of that era was:
1 Egyptian Pound = 544 drachmas
1 British Pound = 530 drachmas
1 US Dollar = 150 drachmas
1 German Reichsmark = 42 drachmas
1 Swiss Franc = 35 drachmas
Albanians and of Northern Epirus residents of Greek origin, were proven worthy bankers, exchanging and selling goods at two rates, Greek and Italian.
During the War of 1940-41(Greco-Italian) a Greek private soldier's pay, was approximately 45 drachmas per month while a 2nd lieutenant's pay was 2,000 drs.
The soldiers' wages were complemented with various sums of money received from relatives and friends.
The equivalence of the Greek drachma of that era was:
1 Egyptian Pound = 544 drachmas
1 British Pound = 530 drachmas
1 US Dollar = 150 drachmas
1 German Reichsmark = 42 drachmas
1 Swiss Franc = 35 drachmas
Albanians and of Northern Epirus residents of Greek origin, were proven worthy bankers, exchanging and selling goods at two rates, Greek and Italian.
A note on the weight unit of the era:
The Δράμι/Drámi was a weight measurement unit used in Greece until 1959.
One Drámi was equivalent to 3,203 grams and 400 Drámia equivalent to one Oká. The word derived from the arabic dirham, which comes from the ancient δραχμή/drachma/drachmí̱.
Prices, quite clearly, were affected by the distance from the Greek border. Soldiers complete their diet and needs by buying food and basic items from the residents of areas where billeting, e.g.
1 oká of bread in Central Greece =16 drs
100 drams of honey and one κουραμάνα/kouramána (a kind of specially made bread for the Army) =25 drs
A newspaper in Central Greece(often free in the Greek Albanian front)= 2 drs
1 oká of milk in Central Greece =2 drs
1 oká of milk at the Greek frontier =10 drs
1 oká of milk at the Greco-Albanian front =35 drs
A canteen full of milk =20 drs
1 oká of nuts in Central Greece =5 drs
1 oká of nuts in the Greco-Albanian front =25 drs
Overnight accommodation in a Central Greece hotel =41 drs
Overnight accommodation in a hut mired in mud in Greco-Albanian front =100 drs
A dish of trachanás* in Central Greece =3 drs
A dish of trachanás* in the Greek frontier =8 drs
2 eggs and a handful of trachanás in the Greek-Albanian front =50 drs
(* Τραχανάς/ trachanás is an old traditional dish of chopped pasta consisting of eggs and milk, boiled in milk or water).
A roast lamb head and a piece of 100 drams lamb meat in Central Greece =30 drs
A 10 okádes roast lamb at the Greco-Albanian front =300 drs
An Army blanket at the Greco-Albanian front =One canteen full of corn!...
...or a military court!!
http://www.khakidepot.com/soldier-wallet-p-436.html…
The Δράμι/Drámi was a weight measurement unit used in Greece until 1959.
One Drámi was equivalent to 3,203 grams and 400 Drámia equivalent to one Oká. The word derived from the arabic dirham, which comes from the ancient δραχμή/drachma/drachmí̱.
Prices, quite clearly, were affected by the distance from the Greek border. Soldiers complete their diet and needs by buying food and basic items from the residents of areas where billeting, e.g.
1 oká of bread in Central Greece =16 drs
100 drams of honey and one κουραμάνα/kouramána (a kind of specially made bread for the Army) =25 drs
A newspaper in Central Greece(often free in the Greek Albanian front)= 2 drs
1 oká of milk in Central Greece =2 drs
1 oká of milk at the Greek frontier =10 drs
1 oká of milk at the Greco-Albanian front =35 drs
A canteen full of milk =20 drs
1 oká of nuts in Central Greece =5 drs
1 oká of nuts in the Greco-Albanian front =25 drs
Overnight accommodation in a Central Greece hotel =41 drs
Overnight accommodation in a hut mired in mud in Greco-Albanian front =100 drs
A dish of trachanás* in Central Greece =3 drs
A dish of trachanás* in the Greek frontier =8 drs
2 eggs and a handful of trachanás in the Greek-Albanian front =50 drs
(* Τραχανάς/ trachanás is an old traditional dish of chopped pasta consisting of eggs and milk, boiled in milk or water).
A roast lamb head and a piece of 100 drams lamb meat in Central Greece =30 drs
A 10 okádes roast lamb at the Greco-Albanian front =300 drs
An Army blanket at the Greco-Albanian front =One canteen full of corn!...
...or a military court!!
http://www.khakidepot.com/soldier-wallet-p-436.html…
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