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			'''Drachma''' may refer to:
	'''Drachma''' (δραχμή, pl. δραχμές) The name of this unit of ] currency is derived from the verb "to grasp." It is the name of both:
	#Modern Greek ], replaced by the ] (at the rate of 340.750 drachma to the Euro).
	#Ancient currency unit found in many Greek city states and successor states.

			*], an ancient Greek currency
	The ] ] ''tetradrachm'' ("four drachmae") ] was the most widely used coin in the Greek world prior to ]. It featured the helmeted profile bust of ] on the obverse (front) and an owl on the reverse (back). The reverse is featured on the national side of the Greek 1 euro coin, see ].
			*], a modern Greek currency
			*Cretan drachma, currency of the ]
			*], a moth genus

			==See also==
	The drachma (divided into 100 lepta, which word is currently used for Eurocent on the Greek coins) was also the currency of modern Greece. Prior to elimination of local currencies and at the time of conversion, the exchange rate was 340.750 drachma to one euro. The coins continued to be exchangeable into Euros until ], ]. The banknotes will continue to be exchangeable until March 1, ].
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	]s in circulation at the time of the adoption of the Euro
	*50 Lepta (.147 Eurocents)
	*1 Drachma (.293 Eurocents)
	*2 Drachma (.587 Eurocents)
	*5 Drachma (1.47 Eurocents)
	*10 Drachma (2.93 Eurocents)
	*20 Drachma (5.87 Eurocents)
	*50 Drachma (14.67 Eurocents)
	*100 Drachma (29.35 Eurocents)
	*500 Drachma (1.47 Eurocents) - solely commemorative?

	]s in circulation at the time of the adoption of the Euro
	*100 drachma (29.35 Eurocents)
	*200 drachma (58.69 Eurocents)
	*500 drachma (1.47 Euros)
	*1000 drachma (2.93 Euros)
	*2000 drachma (5.87 Euros)
	*5000 drachma (14.67 Euros)
	*10,000 drachma (29.35 Euros)

	Historic currency divisions
	:6 obols = 1 drachma
	:100 drachmae = 1 mina
	:6000 drachmae = 1 talent (Athenian standard)

	The drachma was also used in ] in the ]. It is difficult to give even comparative values for money from before the ], due to vastly differing economies. Classical historians regularly say that in the late ] and early ], the daily wage for a laborer was one Drachma.

	The ] unit of currency known as '']'' (in the ], درهم), known from pre-]ic times and afterwards, is derived from the ancient drachma, via ].

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Latest revision as of 16:38, 27 February 2024

Drachma may refer to:

Ancient drachma, an ancient Greek currency
Modern drachma, a modern Greek currency
Cretan drachma, currency of the Cretan State
Drachma (moth), a moth genus

Latest revision as of 16:38, 27 February 2024

See also