HomeFleur-de-coin.comGreek eurosMintmarks FESGreek currency1 drachma Greek 1 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 1 drachma coins have circulated in Greece until the introduction of the Common European Currency on January 1, 2002: Results 1 - 10 of 25Page 123View All 1 drachma - Bouboulina - Heroin 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 trading operations and the preparation for the revolution.She became a member of "Filiki Etaireia", ... Krause - Mishler #189 Diameter 24 mm Weight 8.5 gr Composition 0.9167 Gold 0.2505 oz AGW (22K) Edge Milled Year Mintage Price Shop 2000 - Proof 10,000 pieces - View 1 drachma - Bouboulina - Heroin 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 trading operations and the preparation for the revolution.She became a member of "Filiki Etaireia", ... Krause - Mishler #150 Diameter 18 mm Thickness 1.46 mm Weight 2.5 gr Composition Copper 99,9%, Phosphorous 0,02% Edge Smooth Other information Engraver: Kazakos Year Mintage Price Shop 2000 - Uncirculated Unknown € 0.81 Buy 1998 - Uncirculated Unknown € 0.72 Buy 1994 - Uncirculated Unknown € 0.72 Buy 1992 - Uncirculated Unknown € 0.72 Buy 1990 - Uncirculated Unknown € 0.63 Buy 1988 - Uncirculated 36,707,000 pieces € 0.72 Buy 1 drachma - Konstantinos Kanaris 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 to destroy Mehmet Ali's preparations against Greece, but failed. He became one of the important naval ... Krause - Mishler #116 Diameter 21 mm Weight 4.1 gr Composition Nickel - Brass Edge Smooth Other information Engravers: L. Orphanos, N. Perantinos Year Mintage Price Shop 1986 - Uncirculated 17,901,000 pieces € 1.26 Buy 1984 - Uncirculated 33,665,000 pieces € 1.17 Buy Results 1 - 10 of 25Page 123View 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