Hellenic State (1822-1833, 1941-1944), Kingdom of Greece (1833-1924, 1935-1941, 1944-1973), Hellenic Republic (1924-1935, 1973-present)
Country in Southeast Europe (1822-1941, 1944-present), Puppet State of Germany and Italy (1941-1944)
Location: South Balkans, Aegean Sea
Capital City: Náfplion (1822-1834), Athens (1834-present)
Government type: Provisional Republic (1822-1833), Absolute Monarchy (1833-1844), Constitutional Monarchy (1844-1924, 1935-1936, 1944-1967), Republic (1924-1925, 1926-1935, 1973-present) Constitutional Monarchy under a military junta (1936-1941, 1967-1973), Puppet Republic (1941-1944), Republic under a military junta (1925-1926, 1973-1974)
Main languages: Greek
Main religions: Orthodox Christianity
Chronology
1821-1829: Greek War of Independence
1822: Independence of provisional government declared
1830: International recognition of Greek independence
1833: Kingdom of Greece, monarchy adopted
1924: Monarchy deposed by parliament
1925-1926: Military government
1935: Monarchy restored by referendum
1926: Military government established by Ioannis Metaxas
1941: Invasion by Germany and Italy, puppet state established
1944: Liberation of Greece, kingdom restored
1946-1949: Greek Civil War
1967: Military junta takes power, King Constantine II goes into exile after a failed counter-coup against the junta
1973: Junta deposes exiled king and declares republic
1974: Junta falls after destabilization by internal coup by Dimitrios Ioannidis and his subsequent involvement in a coup in Cyprus
Currency
Grosi (1822-1828)
Phoenix (1828-1832)
1 Phoenix = 100 Lepta
First Drachma (1832-1944)
1 Drachma = 100 Lepta
Second Drachma (1944-1953)
1 Drachma = 100 Lepta
Third Drachma (1953-2002)
1 Drachma = 100 Lepta
Euro (1999-present)
1 Euro = 100 Euro Cents/Lepta
Coins from Greece in the collection
Kingdom (1832-1924)
•5 Lepta, 1912 (King Georgios I (1863-1913), nickel, Paris mint, KM#62)
•10 Lepta, 1838 (King Othon (1832-1862), copper, Athens mint, KM#17)
•10 Lepta, 1869 (King Georgios I (1863-1913), bronze, Strasbourg mint, KM#43)
•10 Lepta, 1878 (King Georgios I (1863-1913), bronze, Bordeaux mint, KM#55)
•10 Lepta, 1894 (King Georgios I (1863-1913), cupronickel, Paris mint, KM#59)
•10 Lepta, 1922 (King Constantine I (1920-1922), aluminum, Société Française de Monnayage (Poissy), KM#66.1)
•20 Lepta, 1895 (King Georgios I (1863-1913), cupronickel, Paris mint, KM#57)
•1 Drachma, 1910 (King Georgios I (1863-1913), silver (.835), Paris mint, KM#60)
Second Republic (1924-1935)
•50 Lepta, 1926 (cupronickel, Vienna mint, KM#68)
•2 Drachma, 1926 (cupronickel, Vienna mint, KM#70)
•5 Drachma, 1930 (nickel, London mint, KM#71)
•10 Drachma, 1930 (silver (.500), London mint, KM#72)
Restored Kingdom (1944-1967)
•10 Lepta, 1959 (King Paul (1947-1964), aluminum-magnesium, Bern mint, KM#78)
•20 Lepta, 1954 (King Paul (1947-1964), aluminum-magnesium, Bern mint, KM#79)
•50 Lepta, 1950 (King Paul (1947-1964), cupronickel, Paris mint, KM#80)
•1 Drachma, 1966 (King Constantine II (1964-1973), cupronickel, Kremnica mint, KM#89)
•2 Drachma, 1951 (King Paul (1947-1964), cupronickel, Paris mint, KM#82)
•5 Drachma, 1954 (King Paul (1947-1964), cupronickel, Paris mint, KM#83)
•5 Drachma, 1966 (King Constantine II (1964-1973), cupronickel, Kremnica mint, KM#91)
•10 Drachma, 1959 (King Paul (1947-1964), cupronickel, Paris mint, KM#84)
•30 Drachma, 1963 (King Paul (1947-1964), silver (.835), Paris mint, KM#86) Commemorative: 100th Anniversary of the Glücksburg Dynasty in Greece
•30 Drachma, 1964 (King Constantine II (1964-1973), silver (.835), Paris mint, KM#87) Commemorative: Royal Wedding of King Constantine II and Queen Marie
Military Junta (exiled monarchy) (1967-1973)
•20 Lepta, 1971 (King Constantine II (1964-1973), aluminum-magnesium, Bern mint, KM#79)
•20 Lepta, 1973 (King Constantine II (1964-1973), aluminum-magnesium, Bern mint, KM#79)
•1 Drachma, 1967 (King Constantine II (1964-1973), cupronickel, Kremnica mint, KM#89)
•1 Drachma, 1971 (King Constantine II (1964-1973), cupronickel, Bern mint, KM#98) Commemorative: Regime of the Colonels
•5 Drachma, 1968 (King King Constantine II (1964-1973), cupronickel, Kremnica mint, KM#96)
Republic under Junta (1973-1974)
•10 Lepta, 1973 (aluminum-magnesium, Athens mint, KM#103)
•50 Lepta, 1973 (nickel brass, Athens mint, KM#106)
•1 Drachma, 1973 (nickel brass, Athens mint, KM#107)
•2 Drachma, 1973 (nickel brass, Athens mint, KM#108)
•5 Drachma, 1973 (cupronickel, Athens mint, KM#109)
•10 Drachma, 1973 (cupronickel, Athens mint, KM#110)
Third Republic (1974-present)
•1 Drachma, 1982 (nickel brass, Athens mint, KM#116)
•2 Drachma, 1978 (nickel brass, Athens mint, KM#117)
•2 Drachma, 1982 (nickel brass, Athens mint, KM#130)
•2 Drachma, 1984 (nickel brass, Athens mint, KM#130)
•5 Drachma, 1976 (cupronickel, Athens mint, KM#118)
•5 Drachma, 1978 (cupronickel, Athens mint, KM#118)
•5 Drachma, 1982 (cupronickel, Athens mint, KM#131)
•5 Drachma, 1984 (cupronickel, Athens mint, KM#131)
•5 Drachma, 1990 (cupronickel, Athens mint, KM#131)
•10 Drachma, 1978 (cupronickel, Athens mint, KM#119)
•10 Drachma, 1984 (cupronickel, Athens mint, KM#132)
•10 Drachma, 1988 (cupronickel, Athens mint, KM#132)
•10 Drachma, 1990 (cupronickel, Athens mint, KM#132)
•20 Drachma, 1978 (cupronickel, Athens mint, KM#120)
•20 Drachma, 1992 (cupronickel, Athens mint, KM#154)
•20 Drachma, 1994 (cupronickel, Athens mint, KM#154)
•50 Drachma, 1984 (cupronickel, Athens mint, KM#154)
•50 Drachma, 1988 (aluminum bronze, Athens mint, KM#147)
•100 Drachma, 1990 (aluminum bronze, Athens mint, KM#159)
•100 Drachma, 1994 (aluminum bronze, Athens mint, KM#169) Commemorative: 6th World Athetics Championship in Athens
•1 Euro Cent, 2002 (copper-plated steel, Athens mint, KM#181)
•1 Euro Cent, 2013 (copper-plated steel, Athens mint, KM#181)
•5 Euro Cent, 2002 (copper-plated steel, Athens mint, KM#183)
•10 Euro Cent, 2002 (nordic gold, Athens mint, KM#184)
•20 Euro Cent, 2002 (nordic gold, Athens mint, KM#185)
•2 Euro, 2013 (nickel brass-plated nickel center in cupronickel ring, Athens mint, KM#253) Commemorative: 100th Anniversary of the de jure Unification of Crete with Greece
Banknotes from Greece in the collection
Kingdom (1832-1924)
•1 Drachma, 1885 (King Georgios I (1863-1913), P#34)
•20 Drachma, 1940 (King Georgios II (1935-1947), P#315)
Puppet State (1941-1944)
•5,000 Drachma, 1942 (P#119)
•200,000,000 Drachma, 1944 (P#131)
Restored Kingdom (1944-1967)
•100 Drachma, 1953 (King Paul (1947-1964), P#324)
•50 Drachma, 1964 (King Constantine II (1964-1973), P#195)
Third Republic (1974-present)
•100 Drachma, 1978 (P#200)