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10 Lepta
| Issuer | Greece |
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| Year | 1976-1978 |
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| Value | 10 Lepta (0.10 GRD) |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of the Hellenic Republic occupies the central field: a blue escutcheon charged with a white Greek cross, ensigned by a small heraldic crown and flanked on either side by an olive laurel branch. The circular legend naming the issuing state and the date of issue runs along the upper and lower periphery, separated by bullet points. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Greece's post-junta coinage reform followed the collapse of the military dictatorship in 1974, and this aluminium series was part of the broader restandardization of the currency under the restored parliamentary republic. The lightweight aluminium-magnesium alloy was a practical choice — Greece's drachma denominations at the lower end had been effectively eroded by inflation, and a cheap-to-produce metal kept manufacturing costs below face value.
By the late 1970s, 10 lepta bought almost nothing in daily commerce. The type's short production window reflects how quickly even these modest coins became economically redundant.