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[[Image:Greece 1962 drachma obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
[[Image:Greece 1962 drachma rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]]
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 time periods often feature a crown a part of the design. Today the country is the Hellenic Republic of Greece. The coin shown is an copper-nickel one drachma of a type struck 1954-65. This is the most common date. The obverse features the portrait of King Paul I (1947-64). It was accompanied by fifty lepta ([[Greece 1964 50 lepta|KM 80]]), two ([[Greece 1957 2 drachmai|KM 82]]), five (KM 83) and twenty drachmai ([[Greece 1960 20 drachmai|KM 85]]).

''Recorded mintage:'' 20,060,000.

''Specification:'' 3.75 g, copper-nickel, 20.8 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 81.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

''Link to:''
* [[Greece 1959 50 lepta]]
* [[Greece 1960 20 drachmai]]
* [[Greece 1964 50 lepta]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1962]]
* return to coins of [[Greece]]

[[Category: Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]

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-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 time periods often feature a crown a part of the design. Today the country is the Hellenic Republic of Greece. The coin shown is an copper-nickel one drachma of a type struck 1954-65. This is the most common date. The obverse features the portrait of King Paul I (1947-64). It was accompanied by fifty lepta ([[Greece 1964 50 lepta|KM 80]]), two ([[Greece 1957 2 drachmai|KM 82]]), five (KM 83) and twenty drachmai ([[Greece 1960 20 drachmai|KM 85]]).
+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 copper-nickel one drachma of a type struck 1954-65. This is the most common date. The obverse features the portrait of King Paul I (1947-64). It was accompanied by fifty lepta ([[Greece 1964 50 lepta|KM 80]]), two ([[Greece 1957 2 drachmai|KM 82]]), five (KM 83) and twenty drachmai ([[Greece 1960 20 drachmai|KM 85]]).
 ''Recorded mintage:'' 20,060,000.

Greece 1962 drachma - Revision history

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "Coins from these time periods often feature a crown a part of the design" to "Coins from these periods often feature a crown as part of the design"

Pastakhov: This page contains material from http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/Greece_1962_drachma