50 Lepta - Constantine II Regime of the Colonels

€537.00
IssuerGreece
Year1971-1973
TypeCommemorative circulation coin
Value50 Lepta (0.50 GRD)
CurrencyThird modern drachma (1954-2001)
CompositionCopper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight2.3 g
Dimensions18 mm
Thickness1.2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)V. Phalireas
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#97, Schön#42
Obverse descriptionThe portrait of young Constantine II left, date below
Obverse scriptGreek
Obverse letteringΚωΝCΤaΝΤΙΝΟC ΒaCΙλΕΥC ΤωΝ ΕλλΗΝωΝ ·1973·
(Translation: Constantine King of the Greeks 1973)
Reverse descriptionThe emblem of the Regime of Colonels, a soldier in front of a phoenix, anniversary date and denomination below
Reverse scriptGreek
Reverse letteringΒaCΙλΕΙΟΝ ΤΗC ΕλλaΔΟC 21 aΠΡΙλΙΟΥ 1967 50 • λEπTa •
(Translation: Kingdom of Greece April 21, 1967 • 50 Lepta •)
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1971  - KM#97.1 (small portrait) - 10 998 712
1973  - KM#97.1 (small portrait) - 9 342 306
1973  - mintage included above; KM#97.2 (larger portrait) -
Catalog ID2626307420
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