500 Drachmas

Features

Location Crete (Greece)
Issuing entity Vitaly Bakhtinov
Type Fantasy items › Fantasy currency
Year 2020
Value 500 Drachmas
Composition Silver plated copper-nickel
Weight 22.15 g
Diameter 35.5 mm
Thickness 3.1 mm
Shape Pentagonal (5-sided)
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
193040

Obverse

Coat of arms of Crete

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΚΡHΤΗ

Translation: Crete

Reverse

Minotaur.
Value.
Date.
ВБ - VB

Script: Greek

Lettering:
500
ΠΕΝΤΑΚΌΣΙΕΣ
ΔΡΑΧΜΈΣ
2020
ВБ

Translation:
five hundred drachmas
2020
VB

Designer: Vitaly Bakhtinov

Edge

Smooth

Comments

In Greek mythology the Minotaur as a creature that was part man, part bull. It was contained the elaborate and confusing Labyrinth on Crete. The Minotaur is featured on the reverse of this unofficial five-sided 500 Drachmai of Crete. The obverse features the coat of arms of Crete. The silver-plated Proof coin is 36mm and has a mintage of just 160 pieces.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2020 ВБ 160 Proof

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