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From 1917 to 1920, the Greek government took control of issuing small change notes under Law 991/1917. During that time, the government issued denominations of 10 and 50 lepta, and 1, 2 and 5 drachmae. The National Bank of Greece introduced 1,000-drachma notes in 1901, and the Bank of Greece introduced 5,000-drachma notes in 1928.
In 1970 the Greek junta regime issued a number of commemorative coins with the coup d'état of 1967 as a topic. 50 drachmas, silver and copper, phoenix, soldier, 21 April 1967; 100 drachmas, silver and copper, phoenix, soldier, 21 April 1967; 20 drachmas, gold and copper, phoenix, soldier, 21 April 1967
The purpose of the party was for Greece to abandon the euro in favour of the drachma.The five stars symbolise "the overturn of the Memorandum, the return to the drachma, robust growth, national dignity and social justice", [2] but they also clearly state a connection to the Italian party Five Star Movement of the comic actor Beppe Grillo [2] [3] and the Italian press refer to Theodoros ...
Thousands marched through the streets of Athens and Thessaloniki on November 17 to mark the anniversary of the 1973 uprising against the country’s military junta.According to local reports, over ...
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The Greek economic miracle (Greek: Ελληνικό οικονομικό θαύμα) describes a period of rapid and sustained economic growth in Greece from 1950 to 1973. [1] At its height, the Greek economy grew by an average of 7.7 percent, second in the world only to Japan .
The following lists events that happened during 1973 in Greece. Incumbents. Monarch: Constantine II (until 1 June)
The old gate. The Athens Polytechnic uprising occurred in November 1973 as a massive student demonstration of popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974.It began on 14 November 1973, escalated to an open anti-junta revolt, and ended in bloodshed in the early morning of 17 November after a series of events starting with a tank crashing through the gates of the Athens Polytechnic.