20,000 drachmas
Olympic Games Centennial 1896-1996
Obverse
Statue of the "Doryphoros" (spear-bearer) by Polykleitos (c. 440 B.C.) with pentathlon athletes in the background; Olympic rings, 1896-1996
Reverse
The Panathenaic Stadium of Athens, venue of the first modern Olympics in 1896, with the Acropolis in the background
Lettering:
ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ ΔΡΑΧΜΕΣ 20.000
Translation:
HELLENIC REPUBLIC – 20,000 DRACHMAS
Technical Info
Country
Greece
Type
Commemorative collector coinage
Year
1996
FaceValue
20,000 drachmas
Gold finess
917
Weight
16.970 g
Diameter
28 mm
Nο
14
ShowCase
A6
Continent
Europe
