20 Drachmai old lettering

Features

Issuer Greece
Period Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1976-1980
Value 20 Drachmai (20 GRD)
Currency Third modern drachma (1954-2001)
Composition Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight 11 g
Diameter 29 mm
Thickness 2.3 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized 28 February 2002
Number
N#
563
References KM# 120,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
Schön# 63
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

The Parthenon surrounded with the value and the country name

Script: Greek

Lettering:
ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ
ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ
20
1978

Translation:
Republic of Greece
Drachmai

Reverse

The portrait of Pericles (ca. 495 – 429 BC), a prominent and influential statesman, orator, and general of Athens in the city's Golden Age, facing left surrounded with his name in Greek (ΠΕΡΙΚΛΗΣ)

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΠΕΡΙΚΛΗΣ

Translation: Pericles

Engraver: L. Orphanos

Edge

Inscripted

Variations exist in orientation and alignment of edge inscription (whether the text is readable with obverse or reverse facing up).
NOTE: See comments section for variation in size of script

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ

Translation: Hellenic Republic

20 Drachmai (old lettering) -  obverse

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Mint

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

Comments

Documentation of the different pediments made by Ina Huitema

Ole

1976 Thick and Thin rim varieties (note later years appear to have thick rim as per Ole's comparison image and main coin images).

Thin rim ~ 0.7mm, Coin diameter 28.94mm - 28.96mm
Thick rim ~ 0.9mm, Coin diameter 28.98mm - 29.01mm
(Both comparison coins have circulation wear, but the difference in rim width is more than that).

1976: large and small edge script coins available

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Date Mintage G VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1976  53 167 500 $ 0.15 $ 0.16 $ 0.22 $ 0.33 $ 0.38 $ 0.98 $ 0.98 73% Type A: triangle in the pediment
1978  20 000 1.7% Proof
1978  65 353 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.12 $ 0.14 $ 0.33 $ 0.33 $ 0.74 $ 1.20 50% Type B: circle in the pediment
1980  17 562 000 $ 0.12 $ 0.12 $ 0.27 $ 0.49 $ 1.10 $ 2.20 27% Type B: circle in the pediment

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