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10 000 Drachmes Common Market Membership
| Issuer | Greece |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The field bears a centrally placed stylized torch or caduceus-like symbol at the top, above a multi-line inscription arranged horizontally across the face. The circular legend ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ arcs along the upper periphery in Greek script. The lower arc of the border carries the commemorative date 28 ΜΑΙΟΥ 1979 to the left and the legend 10ο ΜΕΛΟΣ Ε.Ο.Κ. to the right, flanking the large bold denomination ΔΡΑΧΜΕΣ / 10000 prominently displayed in the lower central field. The inscription Κ. ΚΑΡΑΜΑΝΛΗΣ appears above the denomination, referencing the Greek statesman instrumental in securing EEC membership. |
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| Reverse description | A draped male figure, laurel-crowned and seated to the left upon a rocky outcrop, dominates the central field in high relief in the manner of an ancient Greek coin type. The figure holds a large lyre in his left hand and plays it with his right, evoking the allegory of Amphictyon or a Muse of Hellenic civilization. A ceremonial tripod vessel is depicted to the lower left of the figure. The legend ΑΜΦΙΚΤΙΟΝ is distributed in archaic-style Greek lettering around the periphery of the field, with the engraver's initials visible at lower right. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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