| Issuer | Greece |
|---|---|
| Year | 1973 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
| Value | 20 Drachmai (20 GRD) |
| Currency | Third modern drachma (1954-2001) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel) |
| Weight | 12 g |
| Diameter | 32 mm |
| Thickness | 2.15 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: V. Phalireas Reverse: Nikos Perantinos |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#111, Schön#47 |
| Obverse description | A Phoenix rising from its flames and the silhouette of the soldier bearing a rifle with fixed bayonet, the emblem of the Junta, are accompanied with the date of the coup d`état and surrounded with the face value and the inscription `ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ` (Kingdom of Greece) |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Greek |
| Obverse lettering | ΒaCΙλΕΙΟΝ ΤΗC ΕλλaΔΟC 21 aΠΡΙλΙΟΥ 1967 20 • ΔΡaΧΜaΙ • (Translation: KINGDOM OF GREECE 21 APRIL 1967 20 • DRACHMAI •) |
| Reverse description | Selene, goddess of the Moon, is riding sidesaddle an horse who is rearing up above a dolphin who is jumping out of the water. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
| Reverse lettering | 1973 Ν. ΠΕΡΑΝΤΙΝΟΣ (Translation: 1973 N. PERANTINOS) |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 1973 - km#111.1 (narrow rim with faint veil or no veil) - 3 092 087 1973 - km#111.2 (wide rim with heavy veil and broken wave design) - 1973 - km#111.3 (wide rim with continuous wave design) - |
| Numisquare ID | 2759609580 |
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