Greece 1973 drachma KM-107

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 nickel brass one drachma and was the first issue of that denomination by the new republic. The owl is borrowed from ancient Athenian silver coins.

Recorded mintage: 45,218,431 plus 8,196,000 issued by the dictatorship (KM 98).

Specification: 4 g, nickel brass, 21 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 107.

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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