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Numbers
Drachma
Coin Images
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| 50 Cents {50 Lepta ~ 50 Λεπτά} |
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 50 Cents {50 Lepta ~ 50 Λεπτά} |
 MARKOS BOTSARIS (1790-1823) {ΜΑΡΚΟΣ ΜΠΟΤΣΑΡΗΣ} [People] One of the most glorious heroes of the 1821 Greek War of Independence against Ottoman rule. |
| 1 Drachma {1 Drahmi ~ 1 Δραχμή} |
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 CORVETTE {KORVETTA ~ ΚΟΡΒΕΤΤΑ} A type of ship that was used during the 1821 Greek War of Independence against Ottoman rule. |
 LASKARINA BOUBOULINA (1776-1825) {ΛΑΣΚΑΡΙΝΑ ΜΠΟΥΜΠΟΥΛΙΝΑ} [People] Heroine of the 1821 Greek War of Independence against Ottoman rule. |
| 2 Drachmas {2 Drahmes ~ 2 Δραχμές} [€0.01c] |
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 MARITIME SYMBOL {NAFTIKO SIMVOLO ~ ΝΑΥΤΙΚΟ ΣΥΜΒΟΛΟ} A maritime symbol of the 1821 Greek War of Independence against Ottoman rule. |
 MANDO MAVROGENOUS (1796-1840) {ΜΑΝΤΩ ΜΑΥΡΟΓΕΝΟΥΣ} [People] Heroine of the 1821 Greek war of Independence against Ottoman rule. |
| 5 Drachmas {5 Drahmes ~ 5 Δραχμές} [€0.01c] |
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 5 Drachmas {5 Drahmes ~ 5 Δραχμές} |
 ARISTOTLE (384-322 B.C.) {ARISTOTELIS ~ ΑΡΙΣΤΟΤΕΛΗΣ} [People] One of the greatest philosophers of Ancient Greece and teacher of the King of Macedonians and victorious army commander of all times, Alexander the Great [People] [100 Drachmas]. |
| 10 Drachmas {10 Drahmes ~ 10 Δραχμές} [€0.03c] |
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 Symbol Of The Atom {Simvolo Atomou ~ Σύμβολο Ατόμου} |
 DEMOCRITUS {DIMOKRITOS ~ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΙΤΟΣ} Greek philosopher of Ancient Greece and father of Nuclear Physics since he was the first to describe the properties and nature of the atoms. |
| 20 Drachmas {20 Drahmes ~ 20 Δραχμές} [€0.06c] |
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 Olive Tree Branch {Klados Eleas ~ Κλάδος Ελαίας} |
 DIONISIOS SOLOMOS (1798-1857) {ΔΙΟΝΥΣΙΟΣ ΣΟΛΩΜΟΣ} [People] [Georgios I] The Poet Laureate of Greece. In just one month, May of 1823, he wrote Greece's National Anthem, that is "Hymn To Liberty" {Imnos Eis Tin Eleftherian ~ Ύμνος Εις Την Ελευθερίαν} [The Hymn], which consists of 158 strophes. |
Source: Bank Of Greece 
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12-02-2003