HomeFleur-de-coin.comGreek eurosMintmarks FESGreek currency100 drachmas Greek 100 drachma coins 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 100 drachma coins have circulated in Greece until the introduction of the Common European Currency on January 1, 2002: Results 11 - 14 of 14Page 12View All 100 drachmas - Pole vault - Series C XIII Paneuropean Games - Athens 1982The spirit of the Olympic Games is capsured in this unique collection of Greek legal tender coins. The coins trace the history of the games, from their birth in ancient Greece to their revival in the 1896 Olympic Games and finally to the return of the athletes to Athens in 1892. Pole vaulting is a field ... Krause - Mishler #136 Diameter 24 mm Weight 5.78 gr Composition 0.9000 Silver .1672 oz. ASW Edge Reeded Other information Engraver: Th. Papagiannis Year Mintage Price Shop 1982 - Uncirculated 150,000 pieces - View 100 drachmas - High jump - Series B XIII Paneuropean Games - Athens 1982The spirit of the Olympic Games is capsured in this unique collection of Greek legal tender coins. The coins trace the history of the games, from their birth in ancient Greece to their revival in the 1896 Olympic Games and finally to the return of the athletes to Athens in 1892. The high jump predated ... Krause - Mishler #135 Diameter 24 mm Weight 5.78 gr Composition 0.9000 Silver .1672 oz. ASW Edge Reeded Other information Engraver: Th. Papagiannis Year Mintage Price Shop 1982 - Uncirculated 150,000 pieces - View 100 drachmas - Long jump - Series A XIII Paneuropean Games - Athens 1982The spirit of the Olympic Games is capsured in this unique collection of Greek legal tender coins. The coins trace the history of the games, from their birth in ancient Greece to their revival in the 1896 Olympic Games and finally to the return of the athletes to Athens in 1892. The long jump was one of ... Krause - Mishler #125 Diameter 24 mm Weight 5.78 gr Composition 0.9000 Silver .1672 oz. ASW Edge Reeded Other information Engraver: Th. Papagiannis Year Mintage Price Shop 1981 - Uncirculated 30,000 pieces - View 100 drachmas - Military coup of April 21, 1967 In April 1967 a military coup led by Col. George Papadopoulos seized power, suspended the constitution and dissolved the Parliament. This coin commemorates the event, using the mythical bird Phoenix which is reborn from its ashes to symbolize the rebirth of Greece behind an armed soldier. The coup lasted for 7 years and ended with the invasion of Cyprus ... Krause - Mishler #94 Diameter 38 mm Weight 25 gr Composition 0.835 Silver .6712 oz. ASW, remainder copper Edge Milled Other information Engraver: E. Kelaidis Year Mintage Price Shop 1970 - Uncirculated 50,000 pieces - View Results 11 - 14 of 14Page 12View All Greek Drachma Coins 1000 drachmas 500 drachmas 250 drachmas 100 drachmas 50 drachmas 30 drachmas 20 drachmas 10 drachmas 5 drachmas 2 drachmas 1 drachma 50 lepta 20 lepta 10 lepta 5 lepta