My Coin Collection: Good Old Drachmas - 2 Drachmai - Constantine II

The second 2 drachmai coin on my collection has the crowned arms (shield with cross) with the defenders of the Crown and the portrait of young King Constantine B, who reigned from 1964 to 1973.

The lettering

Obverse:

ΒaCΙλΕΙΟΝ ΤΗC ΕλλaΔΟC = KINGDOM OF GREECE
2 ΔΡaΧΜaΙ = 2 DRACHMAI

Reverse:

ΚωΝCΤaΝΤΙΝΟC ΒaCΙλΕΥC ΤωΝ ΕλλΗΝωΝ = CONSTANTINE KING OF THE GREEKS
1967 = 1967

The coin

It is a standard circulation coin from the Third Modern Drachma coin period that circulated from 1954 to 1965. It is made of nickel copper-nickel, weighs 5.78 gr, has a diameter of 23.89 mm and a thickness of 1.62 mm.

And this is the link to its Numista page: 2 Drachmai - Constantine II

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