My Coin Collection: Good Old Drachmas - 1 Drachma (Constantine Kanaris)

This is the last 1 drachma coin from my collection. It has a corvette, a boat of the 1821 Independence fight, and the portrait of great fighter Constantine Kanaris (1793-1877), an admiral, freedom fighter and politician, who played an important role in the War of Greek Independence.

The lettering

Obverse:

ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ = HELLENIC REPUBLIC
1 ΔΡΑΧΜΗ = 1 DRACHMA
1976 = 1976

And three more versions I have:

ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ = HELLENIC REPUBLIC
1 ΔΡΑΧΜΗ = 1 DRACHMA
1978 = 1978

ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ = HELLENIC REPUBLIC
1 ΔΡΑΧΜΗ = 1 DRACHMA
1984 = 1984

ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ = HELLENIC REPUBLIC
1 ΔΡΑΧΜΗ = 1 DRACHMA
1986 = 1986

Reverse:

ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΣ ΚΑΝΑΡΗΣ = CONSTANTINE KANARIS

The coin

It is a standard circulation coin from the Third Modern Drachma coin period that circulated from 1976 to 1986. It is made of nickel brass, weighs 4 gr, has a diameter of 21 mm and a thickness of 1.55 mm.

And this is the link to its Numista page: 1 Drachma

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