What's new? Coin Shop Coin Vault Book Shop Forum
 
Fleur-de-coin.com
Bookmark and Share
» Greek currency » 50 drachma coins

Greek 50 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 50 drachma coins have circulated in Greece until the introduction of the Common European Currency on January 1, 2002:



Image of Greek 50 drachmas drachmas coin
Image of Greek 50 drachmas coin		50 drachmas - Dionisios Solomos

200 years Dionisios Solomos 1798-1998 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 ...
Krause - Misler#172
Diameter27.5 mm
Thickness2.25 mm
Weight9 gr
CompositionCopper 92%, Alumnium 6%, Nickel 2%
EdgeMilled
CommentsEngraver: Kazakos
DateMintageGradePriceShop
199875,000,000Uncirculated€ 0.8Buy

Image of Greek 50 drachmas drachmas coin
Image of Greek 50 drachmas coin		50 drachmas - Rigas-Fereos (Velestinlis)

200 years Rigas Fereos Velestinlis 1798-1998 Rigas-Fereos (Velestinlis) (1757-1798) was a forerunner and leading figure of the Greek enlightenment and confederation. He was the first to visualize the liberation of the Balkans from the Ottoman Empir ...
Krause - Misler#171
Diameter27.5 mm
Thickness2.25 mm
Weight9 gr
CompositionCopper 92%, Alumnium 6%, Nickel 2%
EdgeMilled
CommentsEngraver: Stamatopoulos
DateMintageGradePriceShop
199825,000,000Uncirculated€ 1.25Buy

Image of Greek 50 drachmas drachmas coin
Image of Greek 50 drachmas coin		50 drachmas - Ioannis Makrygiannis

On November 18, 1994 two commemorative coins were introduced to mark the 150th anniversary of Parliament's constitutional life (1844 - 1994). In June 1825, during the Greek War of Independence, Ibrahim Pasha attacked the mills of Argos with a force ...
Krause - Misler#168
Diameter27.5 mm
Thickness2.25 mm
Weight9 gr
CompositionCopper 92%, Alumnium 6%, Nickel 2%
EdgeMilled
CommentsEngravers: Nikolaou (Markiyannis bust), Antonatou (Parliament)
DateMintageGradePriceShop
199475,000,000Uncirculated€ 1.5Buy

Image of Greek 50 drachmas drachmas coin
Image of Greek 50 drachmas coin		50 drachmas - Dimitrios Kallergis

On November 18, 1994 two commemorative coins were introduced to mark the 150th anniversary of Parliament's constitutional life (1844 - 1994). Dionisios Solomos encouraged the nation emerging from Turkish bondage and his fine Hymn to Liberty (1823), ...
Krause - Misler#164
Diameter27.5 mm
Thickness2.25 mm
Weight9 gr
CompositionCopper 92%, Alumnium 6%, Nickel 2%
EdgeMilled
CommentsEngravers: Sampatakos (Kallergis bust), Antonatou (Parliament)
DateMintageGradePriceShop
199475,000,000Uncirculated€ 0.95Buy

Image of Greek 50 drachmas drachmas coin
Image of Greek 50 drachmas coin		50 drachmas - Homer

Homer is a name traditionally assigned to the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, the two major epics of Greek antiquity. Nothing is known of Homer as an individual, and in fact it is a matter of controversy whether a single person can be said to have wr ...
Krause - Misler#147
Diameter27.5 mm
Thickness2.25 mm
Weight9 gr
CompositionCopper 92%, Alumnium 6%, Nickel 2%
EdgeMilled
DateMintageGradePriceShop
2000unknownUncirculated€ 0.9Buy
1992unknownUncirculated-View
1990unknownUncirculated-View
1988unknownUncirculated€ 1.2Buy
1986unknownUncirculated€ 4.3Buy

Image of Greek 50 drachmas drachmas coin
Image of Greek 50 drachmas coin		50 drachmas - Solon

Solon (639-559 B.C.) was a celebrated Athenian lawgiver and thinker, one of the fabled Seven Sages of Ancient Greece. In 594, in response to social crises stemming from class conflict, Solon was elected first archon (supreme government leader). With his n ...
Krause - Misler#134
Diameter31 mm
Thickness2 mm
Weight12 gr
CompositionCopper 75%, Nickel 25%
EdgeSmooth
CommentsEngraver: V. Sampatakos
DateMintageGradePriceShop
198411,411,000Uncirculated€ 4.3Buy
198218,899,000Uncirculated€ 7Buy

Image of Greek 50 drachmas drachmas coin
Image of Greek 50 drachmas coin		50 drachmas - Solon

Solon (639-559 B.C.) was a celebrated Athenian lawgiver and thinker, one of the fabled Seven Sages of Ancient Greece. In 594, in response to social crises stemming from class conflict, Solon was elected first archon (supreme government leader). With his n ...
Krause - Misler#124
Diameter31 mm
Thickness2 mm
Weight12 gr
CompositionCopper 75%, Nickel 25%
EdgeSmooth
CommentsEngraver: V. Sampatakos
DateMintageGradePriceShop
198032,250,999Uncirculated€ 1.5Buy

Image of Greek 50 drachmas drachmas coin
Image of Greek 50 drachmas coin		50 drachmas - Military coup of April 21, 1967

In April 1967 a military coup led by Col. George Papadopoulos seized power, suspended the constitution and dissolved the Parliament. This coin commemorates the event, using the mythical bird Phoenix which is reborn from its ashes to symbolize the rebirth ...
Krause - Misler#93
Diameter29 mm
Weight12.5 gr
Composition0.835 Silver .6712 oz. ASW, remainder copper
EdgeMilled
CommentsEngraver: E. Kelaidis
DateMintageGradePriceShop
1970100,000Uncirculated-View

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

Hide menuIntroduction
Expand menuGeneral Education
Expand menuLittle-known facts
Expand menuEuropean currency
Expand menuGreek currency
Expand menuExchange coins
Expand menuCoin resources
Expand menuOn-line shops

Miscellaneous

6 collectors on-line

Valid HTML 4.0! Valid CSS!