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20 Drachmai Constantine II (Wide Rim) 1973 MS65 NGC
55,00 €
Greek copper-nickel coin 20 Drachmai, King Constantine II, Wide Rim, Continious Wave Design, dated 1973. A Phoenix rising from its flames and the silhouette of the soldier bearing a rifle with fixed bayonet, the emblem of the Junta, are accompanied with the date of the coup d’état and surrounded with the face value and the inscription “ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ” (Kingdom of Greece). Selene, goddess of the Moon, is riding sidesaddle an horse who is rearing up above a dolphin who is jumping out of the water.
| Issuer | Greece  |
|---|---|
| King | Constantine II (1964-1973) |
| Period | Regime of the Colonels (1967-1974) |
| Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
| Year | 1973 |
| Value | 20 Drachmai (20 GRD) |
| Currency | Third modern drachma (1954-2001) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel) |
| Weight | 12 g |
| Diameter | 32 mm |
| Thickness | 2.15 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
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|---|---|
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| Issuer | Greece |
|---|---|
| Period | Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 2014 |
| Value | 50 Euros (50 EUR) |
| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
| Composition | Gold (.999) |
| Weight | 1.00 g |
| Diameter | 14.00 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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Delphi, a centre for the worship of Apollo in the foothills of Mount Parnassus, was one of the most venerable sanctuaries in ancient Greece. Thanks to its famed oracle and the ambiguous prophecies delivered by the Pythia, Delphi had great religious and political importance for both the ancient Greeks, who considered it the “navel of the earth”, and the ancient world at large. Delphi was the venue of the pan-Hellenic Pythian Games, second in prestige only to the Olympics. The spirituality of the site was amplified by exhortations coined by the ancient Greek sages (“Know thyself ”, “Nothing in excess”), inscribed on the Τemple of Apollo’s entrance. The splendour of Delphi was revived in modern times with the Delphic Festivals of 1927 and 1930 organised by poet Angelos Sikelianos and the current activities of the European Cultural Centre of Delphi.
| Issuer | Greece |
|---|---|
| Ruling authority | Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 2015 |
| Value | 50 Euros (50 EUR) |
| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
| Composition | Gold (.999) |
| Weight | 1.00 g |
| Diameter | 14.00 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Issuer | Greece |
|---|---|
| Period | Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 1988 |
| Value | 500 Drachmai (500 GRD) |
| Currency | Third modern drachma (1954-2001) |
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| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
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| Issuer | Greece |
|---|---|
| Ruling authority | Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 1984 |
| Value | 5000 Drachmai (5000 GRD) |
| Currency | Third modern drachma (1954-2001) |
| Composition | Gold (.900) |
| Weight | 8.000 g |
| Diameter | 24 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
