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Does anyone one know anything of this 1973 coin
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It is a Greek coin. I can't tell how big it is or what it is made of, so the denomination can vary. Of course, a pic of the reverse would help.
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@mayela, first welcome to CCF. Second, I agree having a pic of both sides of the coin would be useful. In the meantime, my best guess is that you have a 2 Drachmai from Greece "Regime of the Colonels" from 1973. Here is a link to that coin, which if not correct, should get you to the right ballpark: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces547.html

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It is a modern Greek coin. More likely, it is 50 lepta.

There were 100 lepta to 1 drachma.

The Phoenix was the symbol of the "new beginning" for Greece because at that time, the monarchy was abolished and the government was established by the military temporarily. It was from 1967 to 1974.

Eventually, democracy was restored in 1974. Monarchy was done away with.

Prince Philip of Great Britain, husband of the British queen, Her Majesty Elizabeth II, was the member of the Greek royal family.








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Greece first used the Phoenix design in 1930:

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Greece first used the Phoenix design in 1930


That's not entirely accurate. Do you mean this specific design?

Greek coins have had some variant of the Phoneix design going back into the early 1800s (perhaps even earlier).

Take a look at this 1828 Lepton for example:

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That question cannot be accurately answered because you have not posted a pic of the reverse. 1973 Greek coins all had the same obverse (as far as I know [maybe one obvious exception]), so it depends on what denomination it is (like I said earlier).
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For future inquiring:
To identify a coin properly ,it is necessary to have a pic of the obverse/reverse ( sometimes the dimensions will help)

As an example:

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