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Greek 500 drachma coins
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KM# 160 Diameter (mm): 34 Weight (g): 17 Shape: Round Colour: Grey Issue date: 1993 Composition: 0.9250 Silver .5056 oz. ASW Edge: Smooth Description: Celebrating the 2500th anniversary of Democracy. Obverse: Denomination (500 Drachmas), date, image of ancient coin and the words "Hellenic Republic" Reverse: Ancient coin representation words "Demos - Democracy 508 BC - 1992 AD"
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KM# 153 Diameter (mm): 34 Weight (g): 18 Shape: Round Colour: Grey Issue date: 1988 Composition: 0.9000 Silver .5240 oz. ASW Edge: Smooth Description: The 28th Chess Olympics was held in Thessaloniki (12th - 30th November 1988). The experience gained in 1984 paid off, as a total of 107 teams arrived including Israel that was banned from Dubai Olympics. Unlike 1984 and 1986, virtually all the strongest players came to the Thessaloniki International Fair with the first medal going to Garry Kasparov (URS), followed by Anatoly Karpov (URS) and Lajos Portisch (HUN). Obverse: Denomination (500 Drachmas), date, 2 ancient chess players and the words "Hellenic Republic" Reverse: Chess Olympics Emblem, Owl and the words "Thessaloniki 1988 28th Chess Olympics"
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KM# 145 Diameter (mm): 34 Weight (g): 18 Shape: Round Colour: Grey Issue date: 1984, 1984 Proof Composition: 0.9000 Silver .5209 oz. ASW Edge: Smooth Description: For the third consecutive Olympiad, a boycott prevented all member nations from attending the Summer Games. This time, the Soviet Union and 13 Communist allies stayed home in an obvious payback for the West's snub of Moscow in 1980. The L.A. Olympics were the first privately financed Games ever and made an unheard of profit of $215 million. Time magazine was so impressed it named organizing president Peter Ueberroth its Man of the Year. Obverse: Denomination (500 Drachmas), date, Olympic Flame and the words "Hellenic Republic" and "Olympia - Los Angeles 1984" Reverse: Flame Relay and the words "XXIII Olympiad"
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KM# 140 Diameter (mm): 36 Weight (g): 28.88 Shape: Round Colour: Grey Issue date: 1982, 1982 Proof Composition: 0.9000 Silver .8357 oz. ASW Engraver: Papagiannis Edge: Reeded Description: The spirit of the Olympic Games is capsured in this unique collection og Greek legal tender coins. The coins trace the history of the games, from their birth in ancient Greece to their revival in the 1896 Olympic Games and finally to the return of the athletes to Athens in 1892. Obverse: Denomination (500 Drachmas), date, national coat of arms, and the words "Hellenic Republic" Reverse: Racers, the Olympic Stadium of Athens, and the words "XIII Paneuropean Games - Athens 1982" and "Athletism and Peace"
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KM# 139 Diameter (mm): 36 Weight (g): 28.88 Shape: Round Colour: Grey Issue date: 1981 Proof Composition: 0.9000 Silver .8357 oz. ASW Engraver: Papagiannis Edge: Smooth Description: Because of its history, Greece is the only country able to offer this prestigious collection. In total, 3 different series were produced to commemorate the XIII Paneuropean Games, each comprising one 500, one 250 and one 100 drachma coin. Obverse: Denomination (500 Drachmas), date, national coat of arms, and the words "Hellenic Republic" Reverse: Races at starting blocks, the Panathinaiko Stadium and the words "XIII Paneuropean Games - Athens 1982" and "Athletism and Peace", "10th Olympiad 1896"
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KM# 127 Diameter (mm): 36 Weight (g): 28.88 Shape: Round Colour: Grey Issue date: 1981, 1981 Proof Composition: 0.9000 Silver .8357 oz. ASW Engraver: Papagiannis Edge: Reeded Description: Each series of coins is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and a small leaflet. Obverse: Denomination (500 Drachmas), date, national coat of arms, and the words "Hellenic Republic" Reverse: Ancient relay race, the Olympic Stadium of Athens, and the words "XIII Paneuropean Games - Athens 1982" and "Athletism and Peace"
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