First Sighting of Drachma in the Wild, Via Credit-Card Mystery
Long-Feared Currency Makes Fleeting Appearance on Reporter's Bill
Is the Greek Drachma Making a Comeback?
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Ladies and gentlemen, behold the first sighting of the new Greek drachma:
Between June 28 and July 4 at a Hilton hotel in Athens, transactions on a Bloomberg reporter's Visa credit card issued by Citigroup Inc. were posted as being carried out in ``Drachma EQ."