10 Drachmai old lettering

Features

Issuer	Greece
Period	Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1976-1980
Value	10 Drachmai (10 GRD)
Currency	Third modern drachma (1954-2001)
Composition	Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight	7.5 g
Diameter	25.6 mm
Thickness	1.95 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	28 February 2002
Number	N# 559
References	KM# 119, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. Schön# 62 Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

The portrait in left profile of Democritus (460 - 370 BC), a Greek philosopher who developed the atomic theory of the universe surrounded with his name in Greek.

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΔΗΜΟΚΡΙΤΟΣ

Translation: Democritus

Engraver: L. Orphanos

Reverse

An atom surrounded by the value and the country name

Script: Greek

Lettering:
ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ
ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ
10
1976

Translation:
Republic of Greece
Drachmai

Edge

Smooth

Mint

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

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1976	76 816 000	$ 0.15	$ 0.22	$ 0.22	$ 0.33	$ 0.60	$ 0.60	$ 0.60	74%	small date
1978	20 000								1.5%	Proof
1978	14 637 000	$ 0.17	$ 0.17	$ 0.22	$ 0.27	$ 0.28	$ 1.00	$ 1.10	54%	small date
1980	28 733 000		$ 0.22	$ 0.22	$ 0.27	$ 0.27	$ 0.27	$ 1.00	21%	big date

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