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50 Drachmes
| Issuer | Greece |
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| Year | 1986-2000 |
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| Engraver(s) | Konstantinos Kritikos (K.K) |
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| Obverse lettering | ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ 19__ __ 50 ΔΡΑΧΜΕΣ (Translation: HELLENIC REPUBLIC [year] 50 DRACHMES) |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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This denomination was introduced as part of a broader Greek monetary reform following the drachma's devaluation pressures of the early 1980s, when inflation regularly exceeded 20% annually. The aluminium bronze alloy was chosen partly for its resistance to corrosion in Mediterranean coastal circulation conditions — a practical concern that influenced several southern European mint specifications of the period.
Greece abandoned the drachma entirely on 1 January 2002, making the last coins of this type struck in 2000 among the final issues of one of the oldest continuously named currencies in history.