Germany - 2 euros 2013 (50 Years of Franco-German Friendship (Elysee Treaty)) EUR 3.45
Cyprus - Complete Year Set 2012 EUR 6.85
Estonia - 2 cents 2012 (Geographical image of Estonia) EUR 0.25
Greece - 20 lepta 1976 (Stallion) EUR 0.40
San Marino - 20 cents 2008 (Saint Marinus inspired by a painting of the school of Guercino) EUR 1.45
The name drachma is derived from the verb dratto ("to grasp"), as initially a drachma was a fistful (a "grasp") of six oboloi (metal sticks), which were used as a form of currency as early as 1100 BC. The 5th century BC Athenian tetradrachmon ("four drachmae") coin was the most widely used coin in the Greek world prior to the time of Alexander the Great.
After Alexander the Great's conquests, the name drachma was used in many of the Hellenistic kingdoms in the Middle East, including the Ptolemaic kingdom in Alexandria. The Arabic unit of currency known as dirham known from pre-Islamic times and afterwards, inherited its name from the drachma; the dirham is still the name of the official currencies of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates. The Armenian dram also derives its name from the drachma.
The following 1 drachma coins have circulated in Greece until the introduction of the Common European Currency on January 1, 2002:
The figure that dominated the naval operations of the Greek War of Independence (1821-1830) was Laskarina Bouboulina. When her second Spetsiot husband, D. Bouboulis, was killed during a battle with Algerian pirate ships in 1811, Bouboulina took over his ...
Konstantinos Kanaris (1793 - 1877) came from the island of Psara. He blew up the Turkish armada at Chios and at Tenedos and other Turkish ships at Mytilene and Samos (1824). He also attempted to burn the Turkish ships at the port of Alexandria in order ...
Greek Drachma Coins
Author: Ioannis Androulakis