Greece 1982 drachma

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This nickel-brass drachma was struck in the even numbered years of 1976-86. The portrait is of Konstantinos Kanaris, also anglicised as Constantine Kanaris or Canaris (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Κανάρης; c. 1790-1877), was a Greek admiral, Prime Minister, and a hero of the Greek War of Independence.

Recorded mintage: 54,186,000.

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

Catalog reference: KM 116.

Sources:

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

Link to:

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