HomeFleur-de-coin.comGreek eurosMintmarks FESGreek currency100 drachmas Greek 100 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 100 drachma coins have circulated in Greece until the introduction of the Common European Currency on January 1, 2002: Results 1 - 14 of 14 100 drachmas - Alexander the Great Alexander the Great (356-323 bc) was the king of Macedonia (Greece), conqueror of the Persian Empire, and one of the greatest military geniuses of all times. Alexander was born in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia, being the son of Philip II, king of Macedonia, and of Olympias, a princess of Epirus.Aristotle was Alexander's tutor; he gave ... Krause - Mishler #159 Diameter 29.5 mm Thickness 2.22 mm Weight 10 gr Composition Copper 92%, Alumnium 6%, Nickel 2% Edge Smooth and milled Other information Engraver: V. Sampatakos Year Mintage Price Shop 2000 - Uncirculated Unknown - View 1998 - Uncirculated Unknown - View 1994 - Uncirculated Unknown € 5.13 Buy 1992 - Uncirculated Unknown € 3.50 Buy 1990 - Uncirculated Unknown € 4.06 Buy 100 drachmas - Weight-lifter 70th for men/13th for women World Weight-lifting Championship in Athens 1999Weightlifting is a sport based on the lifting of a series of progressively heavier metal weights, which are generally encased in rubber and it is included in the Olympic Games program. The obverse image is part of a relief from the Zeus Temple in Olympia, which displayed ... Krause - Mishler #174 Diameter 29.5 mm Thickness 2.22 mm Weight 10 gr Composition Copper 92%, Alumnium 6%, Nickel 2% Edge Smooth and milled Other information Engraver: Stamatopoulos Year Mintage Price Shop 1999 - Uncirculated Unknown € 2.31 Buy 100 drachmas - Wrestlers 45th World Championship Graeco-Roman Wrestling in Athens 1999Greco-Roman wrestling is especially popular in Europe, but it is practiced throughout the world. The contestants must apply all holds above the waist, and that the use of the legs in scoring or defending is prohibited. Accordingly, tripping, tackling, and using the legs to secure a hold ... Krause - Mishler #173 Diameter 29.5 mm Thickness 2.22 mm Weight 10 gr Composition Copper 92%, Alumnium 6%, Nickel 2% Edge Smooth and milled Other information Engraver: Stamatopoulos Year Mintage Price Shop 1999 - Uncirculated Unknown € 2.10 Buy 100 drachmas - Basketball players XII World Basketball Championship in Athens 1998Basketball is a fast-paced game played on a rectangular court by two five-player teams. It is considered one of the most popular sports in the world and the primary objective of the game is to score more points than the opposition by putting a round ball through a circular band, called a rim Krause - Mishler #170 Diameter 29.5 mm Thickness 2.22 mm Weight 10 gr Composition Copper 92%, Alumnium 6%, Nickel 2% Edge Smooth and milled Other information Engraver: Stamatopoulos Year Mintage Price Shop 1998 - Uncirculated Unknown € 2.17 Buy 100 drachmas - Hurdler VI International Athletics Championship in Athens 1997The Temple of Hera at Olympia (590? bC), is the oldest well-preserved Doric temple. With 6 columns across the front and back and 16 on each side, the temple has a ratio of length to width of nearly three to one, but as time passed, Greek architects felt these proportions were too elongated Krause - Mishler #169 Diameter 29.5 mm Thickness 2.22 mm Weight 10 gr Composition Copper 92%, Alumnium 6%, Nickel 2% Edge Smooth and milled Other information Engraver: Stamatopoulos Year Mintage Price Shop 1997 - Uncirculated 5,000,000 pieces € 2.10 Buy 100 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's Byzantine and Turkish defences. Prior to this, it was the "Bloody Tower", a place of imprisonment ... Krause - Mishler #152 Diameter 31 mm Weight 12 gr Composition Copper 75%, Nickel 25% Edge Smooth Year Mintage Price Shop 1988 - Uncirculated 30,000 pieces - View 100 drachmas - Pole vault - Series C XIII Paneuropean Games - Athens 1982The 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 Olympic Games and finally to the return of the athletes to Athens in 1892. Pole vaulting is a field ... Krause - Mishler #136 Diameter 24 mm Weight 5.78 gr Composition 0.9000 Silver .1672 oz. ASW Edge Reeded Other information Engraver: Th. Papagiannis Year Mintage Price Shop 1982 - Uncirculated 150,000 pieces - View 100 drachmas - High jump - Series B XIII Paneuropean Games - Athens 1982The 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 Olympic Games and finally to the return of the athletes to Athens in 1892. The high jump predated ... Krause - Mishler #135 Diameter 24 mm Weight 5.78 gr Composition 0.9000 Silver .1672 oz. ASW Edge Reeded Other information Engraver: Th. Papagiannis Year Mintage Price Shop 1982 - Uncirculated 150,000 pieces - View 100 drachmas - Long jump - Series A XIII Paneuropean Games - Athens 1982The 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 Olympic Games and finally to the return of the athletes to Athens in 1892. The long jump was one of ... Krause - Mishler #125 Diameter 24 mm Weight 5.78 gr Composition 0.9000 Silver .1672 oz. ASW Edge Reeded Other information Engraver: Th. Papagiannis Year Mintage Price Shop 1981 - Uncirculated 30,000 pieces - View 100 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 #94 Diameter 38 mm Weight 25 gr Composition 0.835 Silver .6712 oz. ASW, remainder copper Edge Milled Other information Engraver: E. Kelaidis Year Mintage Price Shop 1970 - Uncirculated 50,000 pieces - View Results 1 - 14 of 14 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