Venetian rule in the Ionian Islands of raisins from the islands. Another measure was the ", a heavy export tax for foreign ships. The currency of the islands during Venetian rule was the Venetian lira, as in Venice. There was a special issue for the Islands; the observe side of it has the complete or shertened inscription CORFU/CEFALONIA/ZANTE in three lines. The reserve depicts the winged and haloed lion of Saint Marc in a front view, holding the book of the Gospel in his fore-paws. The Ionian Islands formed part of the Venetian maritime trade route to the Orient. When the central Ionian Islands were captured
Adriatic Ionian Euroregion Adriatic Ionian Euroregion The Adriatic Ionian Euroregion is a Euroregion comprising countries and their subdivisions bordering the Adriatic and Ionian Sea. The president of the organization is Nikola Dobroslavic, President of the Region of Dubrovnik. The Euroregion is formally established as a non-profit organization according to the law of Croatia. The Adriatic Ionian Euroregion was founded on June 30, 2006 in Pula, Region of Istria, Croatia. It represents a model of co-operation that includes trans-national and inter-regional co-operation between regions of the Adriatic and Ionian coastline. The Adriatic Ionian Euroregion is the institutional framework for jointly defining and solving important