Coin set – Greece drachma

The last drachma coin from Greece before the euro

The ancient Greeks formed

modern society like no other.

Through the ages, talented storytellers

and freedom fighters did their part

in the preservation of cultural heritage.

These are the last Greek coins,

issued before the introduction of the euro in 2002.

Portraits on the obverse

two independence fighters Laskarina Bubulina and Manto Mavrogenus,

philosophers Aristotle and Democritus,

as well as the national poet Dionysius Solomos.

The reverses show images associated with the respective personalities.

– Portraits of historical figures

– Heroines of Greek Independence

– Greek shipping through the ages