HomeFleur-de-coin.comGreek eurosMintmarks FESGreek currency20 lepta Greek 20 lepta coins Lepton (plural lepta) is the name of various fractional units of currency used in the Greek-speaking world from antiquity until today. The word means "small" or "thin", and during classical and Hellenistic times a lepton was always a small value coin, usually the smallest available denomination of another currency. In modern Greece, lepton (modern form: lepto) is the name of the 1/100 denomination of all the official currencies of the Greek state: The phoenix (1827 – 1832), the drachma (1832 – 2001) and the euro (2002 – current). The following 20 lepta coins have circulated in Greece until the introduction of the Common European Currency on January 1, 2002: Results 1 - 10 of 10 20 lepta - Stallion Circulation coin Krause - Mishler #114 Diameter 22 mm Weight 1.3 gr Composition Aluminium Edge Smooth Other information Engraver: L. Orphanos Year Mintage Price Shop 1978 - Uncirculated 803,000 pieces € 0.90 Buy 1976 - Uncirculated 1,032,000 pieces € 0.90 Buy 20 lepta - Olive branch Agriculture was the foundation of the Ancient Greek economy and nearly 80% of the population was involved in this activity. The Greek land was very well adapted for olive trees, which provided olive oil. Olive plantations are a long-term investment: it takes more than twenty years for the tree to provide fruit, and it only fruits every other year Krause - Mishler #104 Diameter 22 mm Weight 1.3 gr Composition Aluminium Edge Smooth Other information Engraver: V. Falireas, N. Perantinos (Bern Mint) Year Mintage Price Shop 1973 Type A - Uncirculated 2,718,797 pieces - View 20 lepta - Olive branch Agriculture was the foundation of the Ancient Greek economy and nearly 80% of the population was involved in this activity. The Greek land was very well adapted for olive trees, which provided olive oil. Olive plantations are a long-term investment: it takes more than twenty years for the tree to provide fruit, and it only fruits every other year Krause - Mishler #105 Diameter 22 mm Weight 1.3 gr Composition Aluminium Edge Smooth Other information Engravers: I. Stinis, N Perantinos Year Mintage Price Shop 1973 Type B - Uncirculated 12,546,000 pieces € 0.63 Buy 20 lepta - Olive branch Agriculture was the foundation of the Ancient Greek economy and nearly 80% of the population was involved in this activity. The Greek land was very well adapted for olive trees, which provided olive oil. Olive plantations are a long-term investment: it takes more than twenty years for the tree to provide fruit, and it only fruits every other year Krause - Mishler #79 Diameter 24 mm Weight 1.2 gr Composition Aluminium Edge Smooth Other information Engraver: V. FalireasBern Mint: 1954 and 1964Parish Mint: 1959Prague Mint: 1966, 1969 and 1971Coins dated 1971 have a smaller hole in the center Year Mintage Price Shop 1971 - Uncirculated Unknown - View 1969 - Uncirculated 20,000,000 pieces - View 1966 - Uncirculated 15,000,000 pieces - View 1964 - Uncirculated 8,000,000 pieces - View 1954 - Uncirculated 24,000,000 pieces - View Results 1 - 10 of 10 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