Greece 1959 20 lepta
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This coin was issued during the waning years of the monarchy, which was never able to resolve the conflicts between the communists, the former Nazi collaborators and the corrupt political cliques. The monarchy was ousted in 1967 by a military dictatorship and then abolished completely in 1973. Today the country is the Hellenic Republic of Greece. The coin shown is an aluminum holed twenty lepta and was issued 1954, 1959, 1964-71. The reverse features an olive branch. Similar five and ten lepta exist (KM 77, KM 78).
Recorded mintage: 4,108,000.
Specification: 1.2 g, aluminum, 24 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 79.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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