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20 Drachmes
Features
| Country | Greece |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard Circulation Coin |
| Years | 1990-2000 |
| Value | 20 Drachmes (20 GRD) |
| Currency | Third Modern Drachma (1954-2001) |
| Composition | Nickel Brass |
| Weight | 7 g |
| Diameter | 24.5 mm |
| Thickness | 1.8 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal Alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | 02-28-2002 |
| References | KM# 154, Schön# 96 |
Obverse
The portrait of Dionysios Solomos (1798-1857), a poet from Zakynthos author of the Greek national anthem, is surrounded with a legend which indicates his name in Greek: "Δ. ΣΟΛΩΜΟΣ"
Lettering:
Δ. ΣΟΛΩΜΟΣ
Κ.Κ.
Reverse
The face value is accompanied with an olive branch and surrounded with the inscription "ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ" (Greek Democracy)
Lettering:
ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ
ΔΡΧ. 20
2000
Edge
Reeded
| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 (an) | 59% | |||||||||||
| 1992 | 57% | |||||||||||
| 1993 | 0.4% | In Sets only | ||||||||||
| 1993 | 0.3% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1994 | 27,640,000 | 27% | ||||||||||
| 1998 (an) | 26,419,000 | 25% | ||||||||||
| 2000 | 17,048,000 | 23% | ||||||||||