My Coin Collection: Good Old Drachmas - 2 Drachmai - old lettering

One more 2 drachmai coin for today. This one is from the period of the 1 Drachma and both coins bear the portrait of a hero from the War of Greek Independence; Constantine Kanaris (1793-1877) was in the 1 drachma coin and here we see hero Georgios Karaiskakis (1782-1827), a famous Greek klepht, armatolos and military commander. On the other side the 2 drachmai coin has two crossed rifles with a branch.

The lettering

Obverse:

ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ = HELLENIC REPUBLIC
ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ = DRACHMAI
19 2 78 = 19 2 78

And another one from 1982:

ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ = HELLENIC REPUBLIC
ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ = DRACHMAI
19 2 78 = 19 2 78

Reverse:

ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ ΚΑΡΑΙΣΚΑΚΗΣ = GEORGIOS KARAISKAKIS

The coin

Yet another standard circulation coin from the Third Modern Drachma coin period, it was around from 1976 to 1980. It is made of nickel brass, weighs 6 gr, has a diameter of 24 mm and a thickness of 1.77 mm.

And here is the link to its page on Numista: 2 Drachmai old lettering

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