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20 Drachmes 1982, Greek

Currency:GBP Category:Coins & Paper Money / Coins: Ancient Start Price:4.00 GBP Estimated At:12.00 - 18.00 GBP
20 Drachmes 1982, Greek
Condition - extremely fine

Obverse
Portrait in left profile of Pericles (ca. 495 – 429 BC), a prominent and influential statesman, orator, and general of Athens in the city's Golden Age, surrounded by his name
Lettering: ???????S
Engraver: Th. Papagiannis

Reverse
Temple of Athena-Nike (Acropolis) surrounded by the facial value with new spelling ("drachmes") and the country's name

Lettering: ???????? ??????????
??????S 20 19 86
Engraver: L. Orphanos

Edge
Smooth with inscription
Lettering: ???????? ??????????
Translation: Greek Democracy

Country Greece
Type Common coin
Years 1982-1988
Value 20 Drachmes (20 GRD)
Metal Copper-nickel
Weight 11.15 g
Diameter 28.8 mm
Thickness 2.25 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Medal alignment ??
Demonetized 28-02-2002
References KM# 133, Schön# 86