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Greek 20 drachma coins

The name drachma is derived from the verb dratto ("to grasp"), as initially a drachma was a fistful (a "grasp") of six oboloi (metal sticks), which were used as a form of currency as early as 1100 BC. The 5th century BC Athenian tetradrachmon ("four drachmae") coin was the most widely used coin in the Greek world prior to the time of Alexander the Great.

After Alexander the Great's conquests, the name drachma was used in many of the Hellenistic kingdoms in the Middle East, including the Ptolemaic kingdom in Alexandria. The Arabic unit of currency known as dirham known from pre-Islamic times and afterwards, inherited its name from the drachma; the dirham is still the name of the official currencies of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates. The Armenian dram also derives its name from the drachma.

The following 20 drachma coins have circulated in Greece until the introduction of the Common European Currency on January 1, 2002:



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Image of Greek 20 drachmas coin		20 drachmas - Dionysious Solomous

Dionisios Solomos encouraged the nation emerging from Turkish bondage and his fine Hymn to Liberty (1823), written at the age of 25, became the national anthem of Greece. He was born in Zakinthos in 1978, which, by a quirk of history, was at that time a B ...
Krause - Misler#154
Diameter24.5 mm
Thickness1.8 mm
Weight7 gr
CompositionCopper 92%, Alumnium 6%, Nickel 2%
EdgeMilled
DateMintageGradePriceShop
2000unknownUncirculated€ 0.4Buy
1998unknownUncirculated€ 0.6Buy
1992unknownUncirculated€ 0.8Buy
1990unknownUncirculated€ 1.5Buy

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Image of Greek 20 drachmas coin		20 drachmas - Pericles

Pericles (495 bC - 429 bC) was an Athenian statesman, so influential in Athenian history that the period of his power is called the Age of Pericles. Under Pericles' leadership Athens became a great center of literature and art. The supremacy of Athens aro ...
Krause - Misler#133
Diameter29 mm
Weight11.15 gr
CompositionCopper 92%, Alumnium 6%, Nickel 2%
EdgeLettered (Hellenic Republic)
CommentsEngravers: Th. Papagiannis, L. Orfanos
DateMintageGradePriceShop
198610,553,000Uncirculated€ 3.9Buy
198416,196,000Uncirculated€ 3.7Buy
198224,299,000Uncirculated€ 6Buy

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Image of Greek 20 drachmas coin		20 drachmas - Pericles

Pericles (495 bC - 429 bC) was an Athenian statesman, so influential in Athenian history that the period of his power is called the Age of Pericles. Under Pericles' leadership Athens became a great center of literature and art. The supremacy of Athens aro ...
Krause - Misler#120
Diameter29 mm
Weight11.15 gr
CompositionCopper 92%, Alumnium 6%, Nickel 2%
EdgeLettered (Hellenic Republic)
CommentsEngravers: Th. Papagiannis, L. Orfanos
DateMintageGradePriceShop
1980unknownUncirculated-View
197863,353,000Uncirculated€ 3.8Buy
197617,825,000Uncirculated€ 2.2Buy

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Image of Greek 20 drachmas coin		20 drachmas - Godess athena

Godess athena was patron of the crafts, wisdom and battle. She became the patron goddess of the city of Athens, in a competition with Poseidon. They agreed that each would give the Athenians one gift and the Athenians would choose whichever gift they pref ...
Krause - Misler#112
Diameter29 mm
Weight11 gr
CompositionCopper 92%, Alumnium 6%, Nickel 2%
EdgeLettered (Hellenic Republic)
CommentsEngravers: I. Stinis, N. Perantinos (Athens Mint)
DateMintageGradePriceShop
1973 - Type B17,058,000Uncirculated-View

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Image of Greek 20 drachmas coin		20 drachmas - Nymph on a horse

Nymphs, in Greek and Roman mythology, were lesser divinities or spirits of nature, dwelling in groves and fountains, forests, meadows and streams ...
Krause - Misler#111
Diameter32 mm
Weight11.95 gr
CompositionCopper 92%, Alumnium 6%, Nickel 2%
EdgeSmooth
CommentsEngravers: N. Perantinos (Nymph), V. Falireas (Phoenix) (Athens Mint)
DateMintageGradePriceShop
1973 - Type A3,092,087Uncirculated€ 4.4Buy

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Image of Greek 20 drachmas coin		20 drachmas - Nymph on a horse

Nymphs, in Greek and Roman mythology, were lesser divinities or spirits of nature, dwelling in groves and fountains, forests, meadows and streams ...
Krause - Misler#85
Diameter24 mm
Weight6 gr
Composition0.8350 Silver .2013 oz. ASW
EdgeSmooth
CommentsEngraver: V. Falireas
DateMintageGradePriceShop
196020,019,000Uncirculated-View
196020,019,000Extremely Fine-View
196020,019,000Very Fine-View

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