Greek 20 lepta coins

Lepton (plural lepta) is the name of various fractional units of currency used in the Greek-speaking world from antiquity until today. The word means "small" or "thin", and during classical and Hellenistic times a lepton was always a small value coin, usually the smallest available denomination of another currency.

In modern Greece, lepton (modern form: lepto) is the name of the 1/100 denomination of all the official currencies of the Greek state: The phoenix (1827 – 1832), the drachma (1832 – 2001) and the euro (2002 – current). The following 20 lepta coins have circulated in Greece until the introduction of the Common European Currency on January 1, 2002:



Image of Greek 20 lepta drachmas coin
Image of Greek 20 lepta drachmas coin
20 lepta - Stallion

Circulation coin ...
Krause - Misler#114
Diameter22 mm
Thickness0 mm
Weight1.3 gr
CompositionAluminium
EdgeSmooth
CommentsEngraver: L. Orphanos
DateMintageGradePriceShop
1978803,000Uncirculated€ 0.4Buy
19761,032,000Uncirculated€ 0.35Buy

Image of Greek 20 lepta drachmas coin
Image of Greek 20 lepta drachmas coin
20 lepta - Olive branch

Agriculture was the foundation of the Ancient Greek economy and nearly 80% of the population was involved in this activity. The Greek land was very well adapted for olive trees, which provided olive oil. Olive plantations are a long-term investment: it takes more than twenty years for the tree to provide fruit, and it only fruits every other year ...
Krause - Misler#105
Diameter22 mm
Thickness0 mm
Weight1.3 gr
CompositionAluminium
EdgeSmooth
CommentsEngravers: I. Stinis, N Perantinos
DateMintageGradePriceShop
1973 - Type B12,546,000Uncirculated€ 0.3Buy

Image of Greek 20 lepta drachmas coin
Image of Greek 20 lepta drachmas coin
20 lepta - Olive branch

Agriculture was the foundation of the Ancient Greek economy and nearly 80% of the population was involved in this activity. The Greek land was very well adapted for olive trees, which provided olive oil. Olive plantations are a long-term investment: it takes more than twenty years for the tree to provide fruit, and it only fruits every other year ...
Krause - Misler#104
Diameter22 mm
Thickness0 mm
Weight1.3 gr
CompositionAluminium
EdgeSmooth
CommentsEngraver: V. Falireas, N. Perantinos (Bern Mint)
DateMintageGradePriceShop
1973 - Type A2,718,797Uncirculated€ 0.65Buy

Image of Greek 20 lepta drachmas coin
Image of Greek 20 lepta drachmas coin
20 lepta - Olive branch

Agriculture was the foundation of the Ancient Greek economy and nearly 80% of the population was involved in this activity. The Greek land was very well adapted for olive trees, which provided olive oil. Olive plantations are a long-term investment: it takes more than twenty years for the tree to provide fruit, and it only fruits every other year ...
Krause - Misler#79
Diameter24 mm
Thickness0 mm
Weight1.2 gr
CompositionAluminium
EdgeSmooth
CommentsEngraver: V. Falireas

Bern Mint: 1954 and 1964, Parish Mint: 1959, Prague Mint: 1966, 1969 and 1971

Coins dated 1971 have a smaller hole in the center
DateMintageGradePriceShop
1971Only in collector foldersVery Fine€ 0.2Buy
1971Only in collector foldersUncirculated€ 1.35Buy
196920,000,000Uncirculated€ 2.75Buy
196920,000,000Extremely Fine€ 1.1Buy
196615,000,000Uncirculated€ 4.45Buy
19648,000,000Uncirculated€ 20.9Buy
19648,000,000Very Fine€ 4.4Buy
195920,000,000Very Fine€ 2.2Buy
195424,000,000Very Fine€ 1.2Buy

The size of the images above are related to the diameter of the coins they represent.

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