One more 2 drachmai coin for today. This one is from the period of the 1 Drachma and both coins bear the portrait of a hero from the War of Greek Independence; Constantine Kanaris (1793-1877) was in the

Continuing with my 2 drachmai coins, this is another one from the Regime of the Colonels period, 1967-1974. Just like the 1 drachma coin of the same year, the 2 drachmai has the symbol of goddess Athena,

The second 2 drachmai coin on my collection has the crowned arms (shield with cross) with the defenders of the Crown and the portrait of young King Constantine B, who reigned from 1964 to 1973. The lettering

The second 2 drachmai coin on my collection has the crowned arms (shield with cross) with the defenders of the Crown and the portrait of young King Constantine B, who reigned from 1964 to 1973. The lettering

Moving on to my collection of drachma coins, in the following posts we'll be seeing 2 drachma coins. The first one has the crowned arms (shield with cross) with the defenders of the Crown and the portrait

This is the last 1 drachma coin from my collection. It has a corvette, a boat of the 1821 Independence fight, and the portrait of great fighter Constantine Kanaris (1793-1877), an admiral, freedom fighter

Another 1 drachma coin from the Regime of the Colonels period. This has the symbol of goddess Athena, the owl, and the picture of the Phoenix rising from its flames, symbol of the Regime. The lettering

Following the latest 1 drachma coin, this is the commemorative issue from the Regime of the Colonels of 21 April 1967. This also has the portrait of King Constantine II on the back but bears the picture

Today's 1 drachma coin bears the portrait of King Constantine II who reigned over the period of 1964-1973 and a picture of Crowned arms (shield with cross) with the defenders of the Crown. The lettering

The posts to come are covering older 1 and 2 drachma coins that circulated from around 1950 to around 1980. This one is featuring the one drachma coin with a picture of the Crowned arms (shield with cross)

Today we're looking at another low value coin, another 50 lepta token. This one has one very important Greek hero of the 1821 Revolution and Greek Independence, Markos Botsaris. The lettering Obverse:

This time we're going a little further back in time and we're taking a look at a 50 lepta coin (something like 50 cents). This piece bears the Goddess of wisdom, Athena. Unfortunately, my coin is not in

Keeping up with my coin collection series, this new post is about another 50 drachmas coin featuring the portrait of great Solon (ca. 638 – 558 BC), a famous lawmaker and poet of Ancient Athens. The lettering

This is the second post about another edition of the 50 drachmas coin featuring Rigas Féréos an important personality of the Greek Revolution against the Ottomans back in 1821. This coin was made to honor

This post is about an edition of the 50 drachmas coin which was part of the 150th Anniversary of the Constitution Series honoring Dimitrios Kallergis. The 50 drachmas coin post is here: My Coin Collection:

This is a post about another featuring a commemorative issue of the 100 drachmas coin because of the 45th Championship of Greco-Roman Wrestling 1999 in Athens. The 100 drachmas coin post is here: My Coin

Another low value coin for today, the 5 drachmas. This one is very small, silver in color and bears the left profile of Aristotle on the back. The lettering Obverse: ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ = HELLENIC REPUBLIC