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50 Drachmes
| Issuer | Greece |
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| Year | 1986-2000 |
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| Thickness | 2.25 mm |
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| Reverse description | Left-facing bust of the ancient Greek poet Homer rendered in high relief, portraying an elderly bearded man with long wavy hair and a headband, in a classical sculptural style evoking ancient portraiture. The name ΟΜΗΡΟΣ (Homer) is inscribed vertically along the left field. The engraver's initials K.K appear in small characters below the truncation at lower right. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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This denomination was introduced as part of a broader Greek monetary reform following the drachma's devaluation pressures of the early 1980s, when inflation regularly exceeded 20% annually. The aluminium bronze alloy was chosen partly for its resistance to corrosion in Mediterranean coastal circulation conditions — a practical concern that influenced several southern European mint specifications of the period.
Greece abandoned the drachma entirely on 1 January 2002, making the last coins of this type struck in 2000 among the final issues of one of the oldest continuously named currencies in history.