Greece 1973 20 drachmai KM-112

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 a copper-nickel twenty drachmai and was the first issue of that denomination by the new republic.

Recorded mintage: 20,650,087 plus 3,092,000 issued by the dictatorship (KM 111).

Specification: copper-nickel, 29 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 112.

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 1971 20 lepta
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• 1973 dictatorship 50 lepta
• 1973 republic drachma
• 1973 republic 2 drachmai
• 1973 republic 10 drachmai
• 1979 10,000 drachmes, entry into the Common Market
• Coins and currency dated 1973
• return to coins of Greece