Notabilia - Numbers - Drachma

100 Drachmas {100 Drahmes ~ 100 Δραχμές} [€0.29c]
HEAD OF ATHENA {KEFALI THEAS ATHINAS ~ ΚΕΦΑΛΗ ΘΕΑΣ ΑΘΗΝΑΣ} [Place Names] [€1.00c] When she leaped from the head of her father Zeus {Zefs ~ Ζεύς}, she was already adult and dressed with her armor. She was the goddess of wisdom and was loved very much by the Greeks whom she helped during the Trojan War {Troikos Polemos ~ Τρωϊκός Πόλεμος} [Troy].	ADAMANDIOS KORAIS (1748-1833) {ΑΔΑΜΑΝΤΙΟΣ ΚΟΡΑΗΣ} [People] Intellectual leader of the 1821 Greek War of Independence against Ottoman rule.

200 Drachmas
{200 Drahmes ~ 200 Δραχμές}
[€0.59c]

RIGAS FEREOS-VELESTINLIS
(1757-1798)
{ΡΗΓΑΣ ΦΕΡΑΙΟΣ-ΒΕΛΕΣΤΙΝΛΗΣ}
[People]
National martyr and forerunner of the 1821 Greek War of Independence against Ottoman rule. He was an eminent pioneer of the Greek Enlightment and the writer of a great rousing poem called "Thourios" {Battle Song ~ Θούριος}, which is also known as "O Thourios Tou Riga" {Rigas' Battle Song ~ Ο Θούριος Του Ρήγα}.

THE SECRET SCHOOL
{KRIFO SHOLIO ~ ΚΡΥΦΟ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟ}
Oil painting by Nikolaos Gizis {Νικόλαος Γύζης} [People].
During the dark ages of Ottoman rule, Orthodox Priests and Monks used to secretly gather Greek children in clandestine caches, in order to teach them their history, their heritage and the love for freedom.

500 Drachmas {500 Drahmes ~ 500 Δραχμές} [€1.47c]
IOANNIS KAPODISTRIAS (1776-1831) {ΙΩΑΝΝΗΣ ΚΑΠΟΔΙΣΤΡΙΑΣ} [People] A leading politician and diplomat, who became the first Governor of Greece, after the 1821 Greek War of Independence against Ottoman rule. Since he worked hard for Greece's progress and appeared successful, he annoyed the establishment of the time that eventually murdered him.	THE CITADEL OF CORFU {FROURIO TIS POLEOS TIS KERKIRAS ~ ΦΡΟΥΡΙΟ ΤΗΣ ΠΟΛΕΩΣ ΤΗΣ ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑΣ} Corfu {Kerkira ~ Κέρκυρα} is the biggest city of the Ionian Sea {Ionion Pelagos ~ Ιόνιον Πέλαγος} islands and the capital city of the prefecture of Corfu. In fact, the name of the entire island is Corfu.

1,000 Drachmas
{1,000 Drahmes ~ 1,000 Δραχμές}
[€2.93c]

HEAD OF APOLLO
{KEFALI THEOU APOLLONOS ~ ΚΕΦΑΛΗ ΘΕΟΥ ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΟΣ}
Apollo {Apollon ~ Απόλλων} was one of the twelve Olympian gods. He was the most handsome of all ancient gods and the symbol of handsomeness and harmony.

TEMPLE OF HERA AT ANCIENT OLYMPIA
[100 Drachmas]
DISCOBOLUS (DISCUS THROWER)
{O NAOS TIS IRAS STIN ARHEA OLIMPIA ~ Ο ΝΑΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΗΡΑΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΑΡΧΑΙΑ ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑ - O DISKOVOLOS TOU MIRONOS ~ Ο ΔΙΣΚΟΒΟΛΟΣ ΤΟΥ ΜΥΡΩΝΟΣ}
Hera {Ira ~ Ήρα} was Zeus' wife, the most respectable of all goddesses on mount Olympus {Olimbos ~ Όλυμπος}, as majestic as Zeus {Zefs ~ Ζεύς} himself and almost equally powerful.
In ancient times, Olympia {Olimbia ~ Ολυμπία} was the one and only city that hosted the Olympic Games {Olimbiaki Agones ~ Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες}. Only priests were allowed to reside there. In 23 A.D., there were 3,000 statues in Olympia.
Sculptor Myron {Miron ~ Μύρων} was a student of Pheidias {Fidias ~ Φειδίας}, one of the greatest sculptors of ancient times. He created a marvellous discus thrower statue, that shows how Ancient Greeks used to throw the discus.

5,000 Drachmas {5,000 Drahmes ~ 5,000 Δραχμές} [€14.67c]
THEODOROS KOLOKOTRONIS (1770-1843) {ΘΕΟΔΩΡΟΣ ΚΟΛΟΚΟΤΡΩΝΗΣ} [People] Also known as the "Elder of Morias" {O Geros Tou Moria ~ Ο Γέρος Τού Μωριά}. Without Theodoros Kolokotronis, there would have been no Greek War of Independence against Ottoman rule. He is the most important factor in regards to the resurrection of the Greek Nation.	THE TOWN OF KARITENA {TOPIO TIS KARITENAS ~ ΤΟΠΙΟ ΤΗΣ ΚΑΡΥΤΑΙΝΑΣ} Karitena {Καρύταινα} is a large mountainous village of Gortinia {Γορτυνία}, in the prefecture of Arkadia {Αρκαδία}. In 1826, Karitena was the base of operations of Theodoros Kolokotronis against Ibrahim Paşa and a refuge for women and children.

10.000 Drachmas
{10,000 Drahmes ~ 10,000 Δραχμές}
[€29.35c]

GEORGIOS PAPANIKOLAOU
(1883-1962)
{ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ ΠΑΠΑΝΙΚΟΛΑΟΥ}
[People]
The famous monograph titled "Diagnosis of uterine cancer by the vaginal smear" that was published in 1943, helped establish a new method for the diagnosis of uterine cancer, that was named "Pap Test". Since then, millions of women are being medically examined with this diagnostic procedure and this has resulted in the reduction of the number of deaths caused by uterine cancer.

ASCLEPIUS
{ASKLIPIOS ~ ΑΣΚΛΗΠΙΟΣ}
Asclepius was the god of medicine and health. He joined Jason {Iason ~ Ιάσων} and the Argonauts {Argonaftes ~ Αργοναύτες} and cured many of his companions.