1 Drachma

Features

Issuer	Greece
Period	Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1988-2000
Value	1 Drachma (1 GRD)
Currency	Third modern drachma (1954-2001)
Composition	Copper (99.9% Copper, 0.02% Phosphorus)
Weight	2.8 g
Diameter	18 mm
Thickness	1.46 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	28 February 2002
Number	N# 544 Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References	KM# 150, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. And 5 more volumes. Schön# 92 Gerhard Schön; 2018. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (46. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

The portrait of Laskarina Bouboulina (1771-1825), an Arvanites-Greek heroine of the Greek War of Independence in 1821

Script: Greek

Lettering: Λ. Μπουμπουλίνα

Translation: L. Bouboulina

Engraver: N. Perantinos

Reverse

A corvette (boat) of 1821, denomination and date below

Script: Greek

Lettering:
ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ
1 ΔΡΑΧΜΗ 1988

Translation: Hellenic Republic, 1 Drachma

Edge

Smooth

Mint

The National Mint of the Bank of Greece (Νομισματοκοπείο - ΙΕΤΑ), Athens, Greece (1972-date)
Mintmark of The National Mint of the Bank of Greece

Comments

In 1988 coins there are varieties considering the palmette which is in the basis of the number one. Thus we see the palmette to be either embossed or engraved and in some varieties may not appears at all.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1988	36 707 000	$ 0.11	$ 0.18	$ 0.18	$ 0.24	$ 0.32	$ 0.32	$ 0.53	83%	varieties exist
1990			$ 0.08	$ 0.21	$ 0.21	$ 0.33	$ 0.63	$ 0.85	28%
1992								$ 1.05	6%
1993									0.3%	In Sets only
1993									0.2%	Proof
1994								$ 0.98	2%
1998								$ 0.59	3%
2000						$ 0.32	$ 0.52	$ 0.63	5%

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