The gazeta (plural gazzeté, Greek γαζέτα, plural γαζέτες) was a currency issued in the Ionian Islands in 1801 during the occupation by Russia and the Ottoman Empire. It replaced the Venetian lira at a rate of 1 gazeta = 2 soldi. After the British took possession of the islands, coins were countermarked in Turkish kuruş for use on the islands before the obol was introduced in 1819.
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