This post is about an edition of the 50 drachmas coin which was part of the 150th Anniversary of the Constitution Series honoring Dimitrios Kallergis.
The 50 drachmas coin post is here: My Coin Collection: Good Old Drachmas - The 50 Drachmas Coin
The lettering
Obverse:
ΒΟΥΛΗ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ = HELLENIC PARLIAMENT
1844 1994 = 1844 1994
150 ΧΡΟΝΙΑ = 150 YEARS
ΣΥΝΤΑΓΜΑΤΙΚΟΥ ΒΙΟΥ = OF CONSTITUTION
50 ΔΡΧ. = 50 DRCH.
Reverse:
ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ = HELLENIC REPUBLIC
ΒΣ = VS
ΔΗΜ. ΚΑΛΛΕΡΓΗΣ = DIM. KALLERGIS
The coin
Another Third Modern Drachma coin, from the period of the Third Hellenic Republic, the 50 drachmas was minted in 1994 to celebrate the 150 years of the Hellenic Constitution. It is made of a aluminium and bronze, weighs only 8.9 gr, has a diameter of 27 mm and a thickness of 2 mm.
Here is the Numista page if you wish to check it out: 50 Drachmes - Dimitrios Kallergis
