Third Hellenic Republic - 50 Drachmai 1984, Solon

Issuer: Greece 
Period: Third Hellenic Republic (1974-Date)
Type: Standard circulation coin
Years: 1984 (1982-1984)
Value: 50 Drachmai (50)
Currency: Third modern drachma (1954-2001)    
Metal: Copper-Nickel
Mintage: 11,411,000
Grade: MS/UNC
Weight: 12 g
Diameter: 31 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Mint: Athens, Greece
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized: yes, 02-28-2002
References: KM# 134, Schön# 87

Obverse:
The portrait in left profile of Solon (ca. 638 – 558 BC), a famous Athenian statesman, lawmaker, and Lyric poet, is accompanied with a legend which indicates his name in Greek: "ΣΟΛΩΝ".

Lettering: ΣΟΛΩΝ

Translation: Solon

Engraver: V. Sampatakos.

Reverse:
The face value according to the new spelling ("50 ΔΡΑΧΜΕΣ"), above the sea, is surrounded with the inscription country name.

Lettering:
ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ
50
ΔΡΑΧΜΕΣ
1984

Translation:
Hellenic Republic
50
Drachmes
1984

Engraver: V. Sampatakos.

Edge:
Smooth.

Mint:
The National Mint of the Bank of Greece (Νομισματοκοπείο - ΙΕΤΑ), Athens, Greece (1972-date).

Reference : KM# 134, Schön# 87

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Collection : Kingdom of Greece - Modern Greece