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Greek 500 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 500 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 500 drachmas coin		500 drachmas - The Medal

Olympic Games - Athens 2004 Nike is the personification of victory, as it was depicted in a Greek statue from about 200 bC. Nike of Samothrace (also known as Winged Victory), is one of the most famous Greek sculptures from the Hellenistic period. F ...
Krause - Misler#180
Diameter28.5 mm
Thickness1.98 mm
Weight9.54 gr
CompositionCopper 75%, Nickel 25%
EdgeSmooth
CommentsEngraver: Nikiforos Lytras
DateMintageGradePriceShop
20004,000,000Uncirculated€ 3.4Buy

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Image of Greek 500 drachmas coin		500 drachmas - Spyros Louis

Olympic Games - Athens 2004 Louis, Spyridon (1873-1940) was a Greek water-seller and shepherd, who became a national hero in the first modern Olympic Games, held in Athens in 1896, when he won the marathon (40 km) event in 2 hours 58 minutes 50 sec ...
Krause - Misler#179
Diameter28.5 mm
Thickness1.98 mm
Weight9.54 gr
CompositionCopper 75%, Nickel 25%
EdgeSmooth
CommentsEngraver: Nikiforos Lytras
DateMintageGradePriceShop
20004,000,000Uncirculated€ 3.2Buy

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Image of Greek 500 drachmas coin		500 drachmas - Coubertin - Vikelas

Olympic Games - Athens 2004 Baron de Pierre Coubertin (1863-1937) was a French educator and thinker, who was the principal organizer of the modern Olympic Games. In the late 1880s Coubertin was commissioned by the French government to form a univer ...
Krause - Misler#178
Diameter28.5 mm
Thickness1.98 mm
Weight9.54 gr
CompositionCopper 75%, Nickel 25%
EdgeSmooth
CommentsEngraver: Nikiforos Lytras
DateMintageGradePriceShop
20004,000,000Uncirculated€ 3Buy

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Image of Greek 500 drachmas coin		500 drachmas - Diagoras

Olympic Games - Athens 2004 The boxer Diagoras of Rhodes (464 BC) belonged to a noble family and during his life, he was known by the whole Greece, as the best example of an athlete. His sons became also Olympic winners and he was fortunate to see ...
Krause - Misler#177
Diameter28.5 mm
Thickness1.98 mm
Weight9.54 gr
CompositionCopper 75%, Nickel 25%
EdgeSmooth
CommentsEngraver: Nikiforos Lytras
DateMintageGradePriceShop
20004,000,000Uncirculated€ 3.2Buy

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Image of Greek 500 drachmas coin		500 drachmas - Olympic Flame

Olympic Games - Athens 2004 To symbolize the link between the ancient and modern Olympic Games, each Olympic year officials rekindle the flame from the rays of the sun in Olympia, Greece, the site of the original Olympic Games. A relay of runners t ...
Krause - Misler#176
Diameter28.5 mm
Thickness1.98 mm
Weight9.54 gr
CompositionCopper 75%, Nickel 25%
EdgeSmooth
CommentsEngraver: Nikiforos Lytras
DateMintageGradePriceShop
20004,000,000Uncirculated€ 3.2Buy

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Image of Greek 500 drachmas coin		500 drachmas - The Stadium

Olympic Games - Athens 2004 The enchanting setting of ancient Olympia was chosen by the ancient Greeks as the place where the most glorious and renowned Pan-Hellenic games in antiquity were held in 776 BC, which gave birth to the modern Olympic gam ...
Krause - Misler#175
Diameter28.5 mm
Thickness1.98 mm
Weight9.54 gr
CompositionCopper 75%, Nickel 25% 75% copper - 25% nickel
EdgeSmooth
CommentsEngraver: Nikiforos Lytras
DateMintageGradePriceShop
20004,000,000Uncirculated€ 3.2Buy

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Image of Greek 500 drachmas coin		500 drachmas - Dolphin

XXI Mediterranean Games in Athens 1991 Dolphins are common in Greek mythology and there are many coins from the time which feature a man or boy riding on the back of a dolphin. The Ancient Greeks treated them with welcome; a ship spotting dolphins ...
Krause - Misler#157
Diameter34 mm
Thickness2.22 mm
Weight18 gr
Composition0.9000 Silver .5208 oz. ASW
EdgeSmooth
DateMintageGradePriceShop
199110,000Proof-View

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Image of Greek 500 drachmas coin		500 drachmas - 28th Chess Olympics in Thessaloniki 1988

A total of 107 teams participated in the 28th Chess Olympics, held in Thessaloniki (12th - 30th November 1988) The coin features the most prominent post-Byzantine monument of the city, the White Tower, which formed the southeast corner of the city ...
Krause - Misler#153
Diameter34 mm
Thickness2.22 mm
Weight18 gr
Composition0.9000 Silver .5240 oz. ASW
EdgeSmooth
DateMintageGradePriceShop
19883,000Uncirculated-View

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Image of Greek 500 drachmas coin		500 drachmas - Los Angeles Olympics

Commemorating the Olympic Games of 1984 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 ...
Krause - Misler#145
Diameter34 mm
Weight18 gr
Composition0.9000 Silver .5209 oz. ASW
EdgeSmooth
DateMintageGradePriceShop
198450,000Uncirculated-View

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Image of Greek 500 drachmas coin		500 drachmas - Racers - Series C

XIII Paneuropean Games - Athens 1982 The spirit of the Olympic Games is capsured in this unique collection of Greek legal tender coins. The coins trace the history of the games, from their birth in ancient Greece to their revival in the 1896 Olympi ...
Krause - Misler#140
Diameter36 mm
Weight28.88 gr
Composition0.9000 Silver .8357 oz. ASW
EdgeReeded
CommentsEngraver: Th. Papagiannis
DateMintageGradePriceShop
1982150,000Uncirculated-View

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Image of Greek 500 drachmas coin		500 drachmas - Racing - Series B

XIII Paneuropean Games - Athens 1982 The spirit of the Olympic Games is capsured in this unique collection of Greek legal tender coins. The coins trace the history of the games, from their birth in ancient Greece to their revival in the 1896 Olympi ...
Krause - Misler#139
Diameter36 mm
Weight28.88 gr
Composition0.9000 Silver .8357 oz. ASW
EdgeReeded
CommentsEngraver: Th. Papagiannis
DateMintageGradePriceShop
1982150,000Uncirculated-View

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Image of Greek 500 drachmas coin		500 drachmas - Relay race - Series A

XIII Paneuropean Games - Athens 1982 The spirit of the Olympic Games is capsured in this unique collection of Greek legal tender coins. The coins trace the history of the games, from their birth in ancient Greece to their revival in the 1896 Olympi ...
Krause - Misler#127
Diameter36 mm
Weight28.88 gr
Composition0.9000 Silver .8357 oz. ASW
EdgeReeded
CommentsEngraver: Th. Papagiannis
DateMintageGradePriceShop
1981300,000Uncirculated-View

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