Greece 1960 20 drachmai

formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection

The modern nation of Greece obtained independence from Ottoman Turkey in 1833. It functioned as a monarchy from that year until 1925 and again from 1935-1974. Coins from these periods often feature a crown as part of the design. Today the country is the Hellenic Republic of Greece. The coin shown is an silver twenty drachmai of a type struck 1960 and 1965. The obverse features the portrait of King Paul I (1947-64). It was accompanied by fifty lepta (KM 80), one (KM 81), two (KM 82) and five drachmai (KM 83).

Recorded mintage: 20,000,000 plus a few rare proofs.

Specification: 7.5 g, 0.835 fine silver, 23.2 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 85.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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• Greece 1959 50 lepta
• Greece 1962 drachma
• Greece 1964 50 lepta
• 1965 20 drachmai
• Coins and currency dated 1960
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