What was the Greek currency before the drachma?

Answer 1

the currency in ancientGreece was talent,mina,stater,drachma and obulus

The Greek currency was made up mainly of the talent, mina, stater, drachma and obulus. Here is the relationship. 1 talent 60 mina 1 mina 100 drachma 1 stater 2 drachma 1 drachma 6 obolus

Answer 2

Before Greece joined the Euro, the drachma was the currency in Greece. In earlier times, each drachma was split into 100 lepta.

The drachma was used in ancient Greece, during the Ottoman occupation the currency was the phoenix but in 1832 the drachma was re-introduced.

During the Nazi occupation of WW2, Greece suffered from hyperinflation and after the war, a "new" drachma was introduced at the exchange rate of 50,000,000,000 to 1(!)

Yet another drachma was introduced in 1954, at the exchange rate of 1000 to 1. It was this drachma that was replaced by the euro.

Answer 3

Greek drachma An ancient Greek currency unit found in many Greek city states from Classical times on, as well as in many of Alexander's successor states and South-West Asian kingdoms during the Hellenistic era.

Answer 4

The Euro (since 2002) also the Drachma in modern Greece

Answer 5

In ancient times, gold or silver drachmas were used. Nowadays, there are bank notes, and since the collapse of the Grecian economy, Euros are becoming a little more popular.

Answer 6

The Greek currency was the drachma.

1 us dollar is about 260 drachmae

Answer 7

Phoenix in greek Φοίνικας

Answer 8

The Drachmas.

Answer 9

Drachmas.