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drachma

1. the former standard monetary unit of Greece, divided into 100 lepta; replaced by the euro in 2002

2. US another name for dram

3. a silver coin of ancient Greece

4. a unit of weight in ancient Greece

Drachma

(1) An ancient Greek unit of weight and measure. It was first minted as silver currency in the sixth century B.C. The weight of a drachma was originally 4.25 g of silver and was later changed to 4.32 g.

(2) The present-day monetary unit of Greece, equal to 100 lepta. The Gosbank (State Bank) of the USSR on Jan. 1, 1974, established the rate of exchange at 100 drachmas = 2 rubles 76 kopeks.

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Drachma (redirected from Greek drachma)

Drachma
(redirected from Greek drachma)