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 11 - 12 of 12Page 12View All 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 1954 - Uncirculated 24,000,000 pieces - View Results 11 - 12 of 12Page 12View All 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