Modern drachma
| ελληνική δραχμή (Greek) | |
|---|---|
Modern drachma coins; Top row, left to right: 10λ coin, 20λ coin, 50λ coin, 1 δρ. coin, 2 δρ. coin. Middle row, left to right: 5 δρ. coin, 10 δρ. coin, 20 δρ. coin, 50 δρ. coin. Bottom row, left to right: 100 δρ. coin, 500 δρ. coin. | |
| ISO 4217 | |
| Code | GRD |
| Unit | |
| Plural | drachmai (until 1982), drachmes (since 1982) |
| Symbol | ₯ (δρ. or δρχ.) also Δρχ. or Δρ. |
| Denominations | |
| Subunit | |
| 1⁄100 | leptοn |
| Plural | |
| leptοn | lepta |
| Symbol | |
| leptοn | λ |
| Banknotes | |
| Freq. used | 200 δρ., 1,000 δρ., 5,000 δρ., 10,000 δρ. |
| Rarely used | 50 δρ., 100 δρ., 500 δρ. |
| Coins | |
| Freq. used | 5 δρ., 10 δρ., 20 δρ., 50 δρ., 100 δρ., 500 δρ. |
| Rarely used | 10λ, 20λ, 50λ, 1 δρ. and 2 δρ. |
| Demographics | |
| Replaced | Phoenix |
| Replaced by | Euro |
| User(s) | None, previously: Greece |
| Issuance | |
| Central bank | Bank of Greece |
| Website | www |
| Printer | Banknote and Securities Printing Foundation |
| Mint | Banknote and Securities Printing Foundation |
| Valuation | |
| Inflation | 3.1% (2000) |
| Source | Grecian.net |
| EU Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) | |
| Since | March 1998 |
| Fixed rate since | 19 June 2000 |
| Replaced by euro, non cash | 1 January 2001 |
| Replaced by euro, cash | 1 January 2002 |
| 1 € = | 340.750 δρ. |
| This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. | |
The drachma (Greek: δραχμή [ðraxˈmi]) was the official currency of modern Greece from 1832 until the launch of the euro in 2001.