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Ancient Greek currency
In ancient Greece, the drachma (Greek: δραχμή, romanized: drachmḗ, [drakʰmέː]; pl. drachmae or drachmas) was an ancient currency unit issued by many city-states
Ancient_drachma
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up drachma or δραχμή in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Drachma may refer to: Ancient drachma, an ancient Greek currency Modern drachma, Greek currency
Drachma
Currency of Greece from 1832 to 2002
The drachma (Greek: δραχμή [ðraxˈmi]) was the official currency of modern Greece from 1832 until the launch of the euro in 2002. The drachma was reintroduced
Modern_drachma
Genus of moths
Drachma is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Drachma proctocomys, which is found in Cameroon. "GlobIZ search". Global
Drachma_proctocomys
4th-century BCE coin which may depict Yahweh
is referred to in Levantine numismatics as the "British Museum drachma". The drachma weighs 3.29 grams, and measures 15 mm (0.59 in) in diameter. The
God_on_the_Winged_Wheel_coin
Didrachm was a coin used by the Greek and Romans. The coin was worth two drachma. The Romans started using the didrachm around 280 BC and stopped using
Didrachm
1898–1913 autonomous Ottoman state on the Greek island of Crete
The Union of Crete with Greece H "σημαια" της κρητικης πολιτειας About drachma coin of Cretan State (Paris mint, France) 35°31′N 24°01′E / 35.517°N
Cretan_State
introduction in 1999, phasing out its previous national currency, the Greek drachma, entirely after 1 January 2002. The conceptualization of the euro began
Adoption of the euro in Greece
Adoption_of_the_euro_in_Greece
Standard
2003 version which adds three characters (0xA4: euro sign U+20AC, 0xA5: drachma sign U+20AF, 0xAA: Greek ypogegrammeni U+037A). Microsoft has assigned
ISO/IEC_8859-7
Fractional units of Greek currency
5-lepton coin, drachma subdivision, 1833. 10-lepton coin, drachma subdivision, 1849. One-lepton coin of 1879, the last one-lepton coin of the drachma issued.
Greek_lepton
Unit of ancient Greek coinage
originally spits of copper or bronze traded by weight, while six obols make a drachma or a handful, since that was as many as the hand could grasp. Heraklides
Obol_(coin)
Index of articles associated with the same name
Greece is the Euro. Earlier currencies include: Phoenix (currency) Modern drachma Greek money (disambiguation) This set index article includes a list of
Currency_of_Greece
1940s period of hyperinflation
Bank of Greece, leading to an increase of 72 percent in the volume of drachma banknotes by April. Inflation began to skyrocket in April 1941 when the
Hyperinflation_in_Greece
Ancient Greek unit of weight
years of 545 BC to 515 BC. However, Athenians had already adopted the drachma and the obol as a form of currency. The corresponding weights vary before
Attic_talent
Country in Southeastern Europe
in January 2001 adopted the euro as its currency, replacing the Greek drachma. Greece is a member of the International Monetary Fund and the World Trade
Greece
Currency of Armenia
of Armenia. The word dram means "money" and is cognate with the Greek drachma and the Arabic dirham, as well as the English weight unit dram. The first
Armenian_dram
Ancient unit of currency
shekel), issued by the Achaemenid Empire and the silver Athenian obol and drachma. Early coins were money stamped with an official seal to certify their
Shekel
Period of Greek statehood from 1832 to 1923 and 1935 to 1973
declined sharply and the value of the drachma began to plummet from 77 drachmas to the dollar in March 1931 to 111 drachmas to the dollar in April 1931. This
Kingdom_of_Greece
Standard defining codes for currencies
4217 Amendment Number 139" (PDF). London: BSI Group. 2007-06-18. "Greek drachma". BPstat. Lisbon: Banco de Portugal. 2010-10-15. Archived from the original
ISO_4217
Ancient Jewish silver coin
denarii or provincial drachmas of the emperors Vespasian, Titus, Domitian, Trajan, and Hadrian. Four zuzim, denarii or drachmas make a shekel, a sela
Zuz_(Jewish_coin)
Period of Greek history, 1924 to 1935
and the Drachma was de facto stabilised at an exchange rate of £1 to ₯375 ±₯2.5. This put an end to the spiralling devaluation of the Drachma, whose exchange
Second_Hellenic_Republic
British and was replaced by the Greek drachma when the Ionian Islands were given to Greece, at a rate of 1 drachma = 20 oboli. An unusual denomination was
Ionian_obol
Unit of mass or volume in some measurement systems
or fʒ). The Attic Greek drachma (δραχμή) was a weight of 6 obols, 1⁄100 Greek mina, or about 4.37 grams. The Roman drachma was a weight of 1⁄96 Roman
Dram_(unit)
Topics referred to by the same term
Greek coinage may refer to: Ancient Greek coinage Byzantine coinage Modern drachma Greek euro coins Currency of Greece This disambiguation page lists articles
Greek_money
Silver drachma from Sicily, minted during the reign of Agathocles, tyrant of Syracuse (r. 317–289 BC) and king of Sicily (r. 304–289 BC), with a triskeles
Flag_of_Sicily
Greek politician (born 1976)
legislative elections as a "collaborative independent" candidate of the pro-drachma Popular Unity party formed from said breakaway faction. However, the party
Zoe_Konstantopoulou
Aspect of ancient Greek society
drachma, the daily salary of a public servant at the end of the 5th century BC. By the middle of the 4th century BC, this salary was up to a drachma and
Prostitution in ancient Greece
Prostitution_in_ancient_Greece
Hypothetical Greek withdrawal from the Euro currency
Proponents of the proposal argued that leaving the euro and reintroducing the drachma would dramatically boost exports and tourism, while discouraging expensive
Greek withdrawal from the eurozone
Greek_withdrawal_from_the_eurozone
Greek coins from the Archaic to Imperial Roman periods
subdivided into three silver drachmas of 2.9 g (1.9 dwt), and the Aeginetan stater or didrachm of 12.2 g (7.8 dwt), based on a drachma of 6.1 g (3.9 dwt). The
Ancient_Greek_coinage
Worldwide economic depression (1929–1939)
declined sharply, and the value of the drachma began to plummet from 77 drachmas to the dollar in March 1931 to 111 drachmas to the dollar in April 1931. This
Great_Depression
European system to reduce exchange rate variability after the Euro
Italian lira, Spanish peseta, Portuguese escudo, Finnish markka, Greek drachma, Sterling The eurozone was established with its first 11 member states
European Exchange Rate Mechanism
European_Exchange_Rate_Mechanism
Ancient Greek philosopher
threshed grain at night for 2 drachmas, whereupon the Areopagites were so astonished that they awarded the two men 200 drachmas as a reward. They eventually
Asclepiades_of_Phlius
War between Athens and Sparta (431–404 BC)
all the ships as he had promised at Lacedaemon, at the rate of an Attic drachma a day for each man." in Perseus Under Philologic: Thuc. 8.29.1. Archived
Peloponnesian_War
Corinthian stater (silver) Aurous Athenian drachma (silver) Stater (silver) Tetradrachm (silver) Drachma (silver) OBOL (silver) Alexandrian coinage Ptolemaic
List_of_historical_currencies
Sasanian military general (died 636)
Drachma of Azarmidokht with the bust of her father Khosrow II to the left
Rostam_Farrokhzad
Unit of currency in several Asian and African states
Middle Persian: 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 drahm), which was itself based on the Greek dram/drachma. In Egypt in 1895, it was equivalent to 47.661 troy grains (3.088 g). There
Dirham
Greek language in Australia
bank) Central bank Brands Companies (electric power) Debt crisis (Grexit) Drachma Energy (renewable, nuclear) Euro coins Greece and the International Monetary
Greek_in_Australia
Confederation of ancient Greek city-states (280–146 BC)
BC • Conquered by the Roman Republic in the Achaean War 146 BC Currency Drachma Preceded by Succeeded by League of Corinth Arcadian League Achaea (Roman
Achaean_League
Financial-economic agreement reached in 1944
The Bretton Woods system of monetary management established the rules for commercial relations among 44 countries, including the United States, Canada
Bretton_Woods_system
Dutch guilder Estonian kroon Finnish markka French franc German Mark Greek drachma Irish pound Italian lira Latvian lats Lithuanian litas Luxembourg franc
Adoption of the euro in Ireland
Adoption_of_the_euro_in_Ireland
Iranian empire (247 BC – 224 AD)
from scattered cuneiform tablets, fragmentary ostraca, rock inscriptions, drachma coins, and the chance survival of some parchment documents, much of Parthian
Parthian_Empire
Ancient Greek sculpture
Hellenic culture, formed the subject of a Greek 500 drachma postage stamp (in use 1954–1977) and a 1,000 drachma banknote (first issue 1970, replaced in 1987)
Artemision_Bronze
Second-largest city in Greece
architect Ernest Hébrard. Property values fell from 6.5 million Greek drachmas to 750,000. After the defeat of Greece in the Greco-Turkish War and during
Thessaloniki
Son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology
on a vase featuring the hero carried beneath a sheep, was used on a 27 drachma Greek postage stamp in 1983. The blinding was depicted in life-size sculpture
Polyphemus
bank) Central bank Brands Companies (electric power) Debt crisis (Grexit) Drachma Energy (renewable, nuclear) Euro coins Greece and the International Monetary
Modern_Greek_folklore
"Greece and the euro". European Commission. Retrieved 23 July 2013. "drachma". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 23 July 2013. "Hungarian Forint".
List_of_currencies_in_Europe
Ancient Greek colony
Massalia Μασσαλία (Ancient Greek) c. 600 BC–49 BC A silver drachma, dated 375–200 BC, bearing the head of the Greek goddess Artemis on the obverse and
Massalia
Ancient city and archaeological site in the UAE
A Tetra Drachma of the type found in large quantities at Ed-Dur. Finds of coin moulds in Mleiha matching these coins show they were minted there, between
Ed_Dur
Dutch guilder Estonian kroon Finnish markka French franc German Mark Greek drachma Irish pound Italian lira Latvian lats Lithuanian litas Luxembourg franc
Lithuanian_euro_coins
Greek academic and politician (1947–2021)
Stars, which campaigns for Greece to abandon the euro and return to the drachma. Katsanevas received his degree from the University of Piraeus. He obtained
Theodore_Katsanevas
Headquarters of the ECB in Frankfurt, Germany
Dutch guilder Estonian kroon Finnish markka French franc German Mark Greek drachma Irish pound Italian lira Latvian lats Lithuanian litas Luxembourg franc
Seat of the European Central Bank
Seat_of_the_European_Central_Bank
King of Macedonia from 370 to 368 BC
Alexander II Bronze drachma of Alexander II King of Macedonia Reign 370–368 BC Predecessor Amyntas III Successor Perdiccas III Born c. 390 BC Died 368
Alexander_II_of_Macedon
Script used to write the Greek language
encoded as its own form, this form is included as part of the symbol for the drachma (a Δρ digraph) in the Currency Symbols block, at U+20AF (₯). The letter
Greek_alphabet
Ancient Greek god of medicine
28 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Drachma Banknotes Archived 11 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine. 10,000 drachma note (pdf) Archived 11 June 2011 at
Asclepius
Coins made on Aegina, 6th century BC
Silver drachma of Aegina, 404–340 BC. Obverse: Land tortoise. Reverse: inscription ΑΙΓ[ΙΝΑΤΟΝ] ([of the] Aeg[inetans]) "Aegina" and dolphin.
Coinage_of_Aegina
One of the monetary standards in ancient Greece
Attic weight was based on a drachma of 4.31 grams, but in practice the main denomination was the tetradrachm or four-drachma coin, which weighed approximately
Attic_weight
Ancient Greek kingdom in the southern Balkans
in terms of property for acceptable members of the oligarchy was 2,000 drachma. Athenian democracy was restored briefly after Antipater's death in 319 BC
Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)
Thracian Chieftain (c. 200 BC)
calling off the siege only after having received 7500 drachmas and 5 talents (approx. 30000 drachmas). In Baltic mythology, the grass snake (Lithuanian:
Zoltes
Limited comic book series published by DC Comics
infant's father already having three other daughters. After giving the baby a drachma and sending her down the river, Hippolyta changes her mind, racing against
Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons
Wonder_Woman_Historia:_The_Amazons
Parable taught by Jesus of Nazareth according to the Christian Gospel of Luke
rejoicing when she does: Or what woman, if she had ten drachma coins, if she lost one drachma coin, wouldn't light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently
Parable_of_the_Lost_Coin
Law code in Ancient Greece
pentacosiomedimnus class, they were fined three drachmas. Knights were fined two drachmas, and zeugites one drachma. Aristotle's timeline of the Draconian constitution
Draconian_constitution
Reference rate for the euro
Dutch guilder Estonian kroon Finnish markka French franc German Mark Greek drachma Irish pound Italian lira Latvian lats Lithuanian litas Luxembourg franc
Euro_short-term_rate
Currency of the European Union
that day. The procedure used to fix the conversion rate between the Greek drachma and the euro was different since the euro by then was already two years
Euro
Letter of the Latin alphabet
for an Alchemy Unicode Plane." 12 August 2008. "Unicode: where is the Drachma sign?" typedrawers.com. "IPA Extensions. Range: 0250–02AF" The Unicode
Ezh
City in Turkey
occurred in the city already in the 4th century BC, according to a silver drachma coin from Trapezus in the British Museum, London. Cyrus the Great added
Trabzon
Emperor of the Sasanian Empire from 590 to 628
Drachma of Hormizd IV
Khosrow_II
Vietnamese đồng – South Vietnam Vietnamese đồng – Vietnam Drachma Cretan Drachma – Cretan State Greek Drachma (Δραχμή) – Greece Dram (Դրամ) Armenian dram – Armenia
List_of_currencies
Event in the New Testament
silver. (Acts 19:18–19 ESV) The pieces of silver could refer to the Greek drachma; this would come to a total value of approximately $6 million USD in present-day
Book_burning_at_Ephesus
Euro banknote
the countries in eurozone 12, such as the Belgian franc and the Greek drachma. Slovenia joined the Eurozone on 1 January 2007, Cyprus and Malta on 1
20_euro_note
Removal of low-denomination coins from production or circulation
rounded to 5. 2 tetri Greece 1 lepton 1879 1879 No The 50 lepta, 1 drachma, and 2 drachma coins were rarely used but remained legal tender. Amounts were rounded
Withdrawal of low-denomination coins
Withdrawal_of_low-denomination_coins
bank) Central bank Brands Companies (electric power) Debt crisis (Grexit) Drachma Energy (renewable, nuclear) Euro coins Greece and the International Monetary
List_of_islands_of_Greece
Name of several currency units
1868): each would possess a national currency unit (franc, lira, peseta, drachma) worth 4.5 g of silver or 0.290322 g of gold (fine), all freely exchangeable
Franc
Roman general and statesman (106–48 BC)
armies Reportedly 6,000 talents for Pompey, with tribunes getting 10,000 drachmas each, centurions 1,000, and enlisted men 50 These were Cilicia Aspera,
Pompey
twelve values; 1 lepton, 2, 5, 10, 20, 40, 60, 70, 80 and 90 lepta, 1 drachma and 2 drachmae. The third contained only the 1 lepton, 2, 5, 40 and 60
Postage stamps and postal history of Greece
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Greece
Currency of Ireland before 2002
Italian lira, Dutch guilder, Luxembourg franc, Spanish peseta, Modern drachma, Portuguese escudo as well as the currencies of the Vatican City, Monaco
Irish_pound
Symbol of the Greek goddess Athena
which may be translated as "of the Athenians". In daily use the Athenian drachmas were called glaukes (γλαῦκες, owls). This silver coin was first issued
Owl_of_Athena
R Greek–American basketball player
transferred to PAOK. Thessaloniki's club paid to Apollon 25 million Greek drachma and gave five players, including Mark Petteway, Zaharias Katsoulis, Gerasimos
Bill_Melis
Ancient Near Eastern unit of weight
40 oz). In Solon's day, according to Plutarch, the price of a sheep was one drachma or a medimnos (about 40 kg) of wheat. Thus a mina was worth 100 sheep.
Mina_(unit)
Coinage of Cales, Italy
picture. The style is that of the coeval coins of Neapolis. Drachma There are also drachmas attributable to Cales. Sambon describes (but does not catalog)
Coinage_of_Cales
First currency of the modern Greek state after independence
the currency system was reformed and the Drachma was introduced to replace the Phoenix at par - 1 Drachma = 1 Phoenix. Stratoudakē, Geōrgiou (2002).
Phoenix_(currency)
Euro banknote
Dutch guilder Estonian kroon Finnish markka French franc German Mark Greek drachma Irish pound Italian lira Latvian lats Lithuanian litas Luxembourg franc
100_euro_note
Greek painter (1842-1901)
Antonis Danos on Nikolaos Gyzis's The Secret School". "Drachma Banknotes & Coins 200 drachmas". Bank of Greece. Archived from the original on March 6
Nikolaos_Gyzis
System of measurement used in Ancient Greece
name Equivalent Weight obol or obolus ὀβολός 1⁄6 drachma, 4 tetartemorions 0.72 g (0.023 ozt) drachma δραχμή 6 obols 4.3 g (0.14 ozt) mina μνᾶ 100 drachmae
Ancient Greek units of measurement
Ancient_Greek_units_of_measurement
1950-73 Greek period of rapid economic growth
economy. Forced loans demanded by the occupying regime severely devalued the drachma to the point of hyperinflation in 1943 and 1944, while the end of the war
Greek_economic_miracle
Monetary unit used from 1975 to 1979
Dutch guilder Estonian kroon Finnish markka French franc German Mark Greek drachma Irish pound Italian lira Latvian lats Lithuanian litas Luxembourg franc
European_Unit_of_Account
Shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire from 579 to 590
Drachma of Khosrow I Anushirvan (r. 531–579)
Hormizd_IV
later Gaul, indicating that the coin was intended as a replacement for the drachma or half-nomos instead of as part of the normal Roman coin system. When
Victoriatus
Area in which the euro is the official currency
Italian lira, Spanish peseta, Portuguese escudo, Finnish markka, Greek drachma, Sterling The eurozone was established with its first 11 member states
Eurozone
Greek writer, political thinker and revolutionary (1757–1798)
Greece Archived March 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Drachma Banknotes & Coins: 200 drachmas Archived 2007-10-05 at the Wayback Machine. – Retrieved
Rigas_Feraios
Currency of Romania
Dutch guilder Estonian kroon Finnish markka French franc German Mark Greek drachma Irish pound Italian lira Latvian lats Lithuanian litas Luxembourg franc
Romanian_leu
declined sharply and the value of the drachma began to plummet from 77 drachmas to the dollar in March 1931 to 111 drachmas to the dollar in April 1931. This
Economic history of Greece and the Greek world
Economic_history_of_Greece_and_the_Greek_world
Albanian currency
paper circulated at Shkodër, Durrës, Vlorë, and Gjirokastër, and the Greek drachma at Korçë, the values of which varied according to locality and the prevailing
Albanian_lek
Greek company organizing and conducting games of chance
000 from 900 and in 1974 revenues amounted to 1.3 billion drachma, up from 176 million drachma in 1966. The increase in agency profit margins, from 5% to
OPAP
Greek revolutionary leader (1770–1843)
Στρατόπεδο Θ. Κολοκοτρώνης". ertnews.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 28 June 2024. "Drachma". Bank of Greece. 2008. newsroom, sport-fm. "Κι εγένετο… «Θ. Κολοκοτρώνης»"
Theodoros_Kolokotronis
Central Bank of Greece
Eurosystem. It was the Greek central bank from 1927 to 2000, issuing the drachma. Unusually among contemporary central banks, the Bank of Greece still has
Bank_of_Greece
Symbol with three-fold rotational symmetry
Silver Drachma from Sicily, minted during the reign of Agathocles (361–289 BCE), Greek tyrant of Syracuse (317–289 BCE) and king of Sicily (304–289 BCE)
Triskelion
Banknote of the European Union
Dutch guilder Estonian kroon Finnish markka French franc German Mark Greek drachma Irish pound Italian lira Latvian lats Lithuanian litas Luxembourg franc
500_euro_note
Greek mythological figure
(meaning "citadel") from her. She was represented on the obverse of common drachmas produced by the city of Larissa between 400 BCE and at least 340 BCE, as
Larissa_(mythology)
Ancient Greek queen of the 5th century BC
the Athenian captains, and moreover a prize was offered of ten thousand drachmas for the man who should take her alive; since they thought it intolerable
Artemisia_I_of_Caria
Currency of the Nabatean Kingdom
The silver coinage is based on the weight of the Roman Denarius or Greek Drachma, as the adjacent areas around Nabataea used the Greek weight system, it
Nabataean_coinage
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