Greek mythology in popular culture existing Greek mythological figures such as Zeus into their coinage in places like Phrygia, in order to "augment the fame" of the locality, while "creating a stronger civil identity" without "advertising" the imposition of Roman culture. In modern times, the initial Greek 2 Euro coin featured the myth of Zeus and Europa, and sought to connect the new Europe through Western history to the ancient culture of Greece. As of December 2012, the European Central Bank as plans to incorporate Greek mythological figures into the designs used on its bank notes. The medical profession is symbolized by the snake--entwined staff
Greek drachma 20 and 50 drachmae, soon followed by 100, 500 and 1000 drachmae by 1956. 5000-drachma notes were introduced in 1984, followed by 10,000-drachma notes in 1995 and 200-drachma notes in 1997. Banknotes in circulation at the time of the adoption of the euro were In Unicode, the currency symbol is . There is a special Attic numeral, for the value of one drachma but it fails to render in most browsers. The Drachmi Greek Democratic Movement Five Stars which was founded in 2013, aims to restore the Drachma, as Greece's currency. Greek drachma Drachma ( , ; pl. "drachmae" or