Commemorative drachma coins
Commemorative coin, Commemorative drachma, Greek drachma coins have been issued by the Bank of Greece throughout the 20th century. Early (1940–1967) coins were minted in Birmingham Mint, Birmingham, Paris, Vienna, and Prague, but since 1978 all of Greece's commemorative coins have been minted in Athens.1940 - restored monarchy
Commemorative coins of 1940 were minted to celebrate the five years of the restored Greek monarchy under King George II of Greece, George II. *100 drachmas, silver and copper, George II of Greece, 25 November 1935 *20 drachmas, gold and copper, George II of Greece, 25 November 1935 *100 drachmas, gold and copper, George II of Greece, 25 November 19351963 - Centennial of the monarchy
*30 drachmas, silver. The Obverse and reverse, obverse depicts five kings of the House of Glücksburg, 1863–1963. Clockwise from the top: Paul I of Greece, Paul, George II of Greece, George II, Alexander of Greece, Alexander, Constantine I of Greece, Constantine I and George I of Greece, George I.1964 - Royal Wedding
*30 drachmas, silver (weight reduced from the 1963 coin). Commemorates the wedding of King Constantine II of Greece, Constantine II and Anne-Marie of Denmark. Obverse shows profiles of the couple, reverse the royal crowned double-headed eagle.1970 - military junta
In 1970 the Greek junta regime issued a number of commemorative coins with the Greek military junta of 1967-1974, coup d'état of 1967 as a topic. *50 drachmas, silver and copper, phoenix, soldier, 21 April 1967 *100 drachmas, silver and copper, phoenix, soldier, 21 April 1967 *20 drachmas, gold and copper, phoenix, soldier, 21 April 1967 *100 drachmas, gold and copper, phoenix, soldier, 21 April 19671978 - 50 years Bank of Greece
The Bank of Greece celebrated its 50th birthday with a commemorative coin in 1978. *100 drachmas, silver, Athena, Bank of Greece 50 years, 1928–19781979 - Greece enters the EEC
The coins issued in 1979 celebrating Greece, Greece's entry into the European Economic Community were the first ones to feature the modern version of the Greek plural ''δραχμές'' instead of ''δραχμαί''. *500 drachmas, silver, the stealing of Europa (mythology), Europa *10,000 drachmas, gold, Amphiktyon1981-82 - 14th Paneuropean games
Coins issued in 1981 and 1982 celebrated the 13th Paneuropean games, which were held in Athens in 1982. Although minted two years after the 1979 coin, all of these coins featured the old spelling ''δραχμαί'' again.1981 - 1st set
*100 drachmas, silver, Ancient Olympic Games, ancient olympic long jump *250 drachmas, silver, Ancient Olympic Games, ancient olympic javelin throw *500 drachmas, silver, Ancient Olympic Games, ancient olympic Stadion (ancient sports), stadion race *2,500 drachmas, gold, Hermes *5,000 drachmas, gold, Zeus1982 - 2nd set
*100 drachmas, silver, Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics, 1896 olympic high jump *250 drachmas, silver, Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics, 1896 olympic discus throw *500 drachmas, silver, Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics, 1896 olympic Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres, race *2500 drachmas, gold, Spiridon Louis *5000 drachmas, gold, Pierre De Coubertin1982 - 3rd set
*100 drachmas, silver, modern pole vault *250 drachmas, silver, modern shot put *500 drachmas, silver, modern Sprint (running), race *2500 drachmas, gold, Eirene (Greek goddess), Eirene *5,000 drachmas, gold, doves flying1984 - Los Angeles Olympic Games
Two commemorative coins were minted in 1984 to celebrate the 1984 Summer Olympics, XXIII Olympic Games in Los Angeles. *500 drachmas, silver, Ancient Olympic Games, ancient olympic Olympic Flame, torchbearer *5,000 drachmas, gold, Apollo1985 - U.N. Decade on the woman
In 1985 two coins were minted celebrating the United Nations Decade for women (1976–1985). *1,000 drachmas, silver, group of women *10,000 drachmas, gold, Nike (mythology), Nike1988 - Chess olympiad in Thessaloniki
The 1988 coins were minted to honour the 28th Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki. *100 drachmas, copper and nickel, chess olympiad emblem and the White Tower of Thessaloniki, White Tower *500 drachmas, silver, chess olympiad emblem and ancient chess players1990 - 50th anniversary 28 October 1940
The two coins minted in 1990 celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Italy, Italian invasion in Greece in World War II. The Okhi Day, 28th of October is celebrated every year as a national holiday in Greece. *1,000 drachmas, silver, soldiers with horse, 28 October 1940 *20,000 drachmas, gold, soldiers with horse, 28 October 19401991 - Mediterranean games in Athens
Two coins were minted in 1991 to celebrate the 11th Mediterranean Games, which were held in Athens that year. *500 drachmas, silver, dolphin *10,000 drachmas, gold, dolphin1993 - 2500 years of democracy
An unusual anniversary, 2500 years of Athenian democracy, democracy, counting from Cleisthenes, Cleisthenes' democratic constitution of Athens of 508 BCE, was celebrated with two commemorative drachma coins in 1993. *500 drachmas, silver, Glossary of rhetorical terms#Demos, demos, democracy *10,000 drachmas, gold, Pericles1994 - Volleyball centennial
1994 saw the minting of two coins commemorating the 100 years since the creation of the game volleyball. *500 drachmas, silver, volleyball players *10,000 drachmas, gold, ''100''1996 - Atlanta Olympic Games
The 1996 Summer Olympics, XXVI Olympic games in Atlanta were celebrated with the minting of three coins. Their common obverse shows the Panathinaiko Stadium, Kallimarmaro stadium in Athens. *1,000 drachmas, silver, Ancient Olympic Games, ancient olympic Stadion (ancient sports), stadion race *1,000 drachmas, silver, Ancient Olympic Games, ancient olympic wrestling *20,000 drachmas, gold, Ancient Olympic Games, ancient olympic javelin throw2000 - Athens Olympic Games
Released for the upcoming 2004 2004 Summer Olympics, XXVIII Olympic games to be held in Athens, Greece, Athens, these six 500 drachmas coins were produced in copper-nickel. Each had a mintage of 4,000,000. They could be purchased as complete sets. The obverse showed a victor's laurel crown. Reverse designs were as follows: *The 2004 Olympic Medal *Spyridon Louis *Baron Pierre de Coubertin *Diagoras of Rhodes *Kindling the Olympic flame at Olympia, Greece, Olympia *The Stadium at Olympia2000 - the last drachma
The last commemorative Greek drachma coin before the introduction of the euro was a gold version of the last single drachma circulation coin. *1 drachma, gold, Laskarina Bouboulina, shipCommemorative Euro coins
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