HomeFleur-de-coin.comGreek eurosMintmarks FESGreek currency50 drachmas 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: Results 1 - 15 of 15 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 written both the Iliad and the Odyssey. Linguistic and historical evidence, however, suggests that ... Krause - Mishler #147 Diameter 27.5 mm Thickness 2.25 mm Weight 9 gr Composition Copper 92%, Alumnium 6%, Nickel 2% Edge Milled Year Mintage Price Shop 2000 - Uncirculated Unknown € 1.61 Buy 1998 - Uncirculated Unknown € 3.64 Buy 1994 - Uncirculated Unknown - View 1992 - Uncirculated Unknown - View 1990 - Uncirculated Unknown € 4.73 Buy 1988 - Uncirculated Unknown € 2.10 Buy 1986 - Uncirculated Unknown € 5.60 Buy 50 drachmas - Dionisios Solomos 200 years Dionisios Solomos 1798-1998Dionisios 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 British Protectorate. His father, Count Salomon, was English ... Krause - Mishler #172 Diameter 27.5 mm Thickness 2.25 mm Weight 9 gr Composition Copper 92%, Alumnium 6%, Nickel 2% Edge Milled Other information Engraver: Kazakos Year Mintage Price Shop 1998 - Uncirculated 75,000,000 pieces € 1.71 Buy 50 drachmas - Rigas-Fereos (Velestinlis) 200 years Rigas Fereos Velestinlis 1798-1998Rigas-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 Empire and was executed by the Ottomans in 1798 after vainly attempting to launch a Balkan-wide revolt ... Krause - Mishler #171 Diameter 27.5 mm Thickness 2.25 mm Weight 9 gr Composition Copper 92%, Alumnium 6%, Nickel 2% Edge Milled Other information Engraver: Stamatopoulos Year Mintage Price Shop 1998 - Uncirculated 25,000,000 pieces € 1.82 Buy 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 of 4,000 foot-soldiers and 600 cavalrymen from his regular army. General Makriyannis together with ... Krause - Mishler #168 Diameter 27.5 mm Thickness 2.25 mm Weight 9 gr Composition Copper 92%, Alumnium 6%, Nickel 2% Edge Milled Other information Engravers: Nikolaou (Markiyannis bust), Antonatou (Parliament) Year Mintage Price Shop 1994 - Uncirculated 75,000,000 pieces € 1.75 Buy 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), written at the age of 25, became the national anthem of Greece. He was born in Zakinthos in 1978, ... Krause - Mishler #164 Diameter 27.5 mm Thickness 2.25 mm Weight 9 gr Composition Copper 92%, Alumnium 6%, Nickel 2% Edge Milled Other information Engravers: Sampatakos (Kallergis bust), Antonatou (Parliament) Year Mintage Price Shop 1994 - Uncirculated 75,000,000 pieces € 1.75 Buy 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 new powers, Solon acted to end the crisis by repealing the repressive laws of Draco, freeing those ... Krause - Mishler #134 Diameter 31 mm Thickness 2 mm Weight 12 gr Composition Copper 75%, Nickel 25% Edge Smooth Other information Engraver: V. Sampatakos Year Mintage Price Shop 1984 - Uncirculated 11,411,000 pieces - View 1982 - Uncirculated 18,899,000 pieces € 6.68 Buy 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 new powers, Solon acted to end the crisis by repealing the repressive laws of Draco, freeing those ... Krause - Mishler #124 Diameter 31 mm Thickness 2 mm Weight 12 gr Composition Copper 75%, Nickel 25% Edge Smooth Other information Engraver: V. Sampatakos Year Mintage Price Shop 1980 - Uncirculated 32,250,999 pieces - View 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 of Greece behind an armed soldier. The coup lasted for 7 years and ended with the invasion of Cyprus ... Krause - Mishler #93 Diameter 29 mm Weight 12.5 gr Composition 0.835 Silver .6712 oz. ASW, remainder copper Edge Milled Other information Engraver: E. Kelaidis Year Mintage Price Shop 1970 - Uncirculated 100,000 pieces - View Results 1 - 15 of 15 Greek Drachma Coins 1000 drachmas 500 drachmas 250 drachmas 100 drachmas 50 drachmas 30 drachmas 20 drachmas 10 drachmas 5 drachmas 2 drachmas 1 drachma 50 lepta 20 lepta 10 lepta 5 lepta