Drachma was a type of currency used in ancient Greece and some kingdoms in the Middle East, during the Hellenistic period. The drachma is considered the currency unit with the longest circulation time in the world, being used in Greece until 2002, when the Euro was adopted by the Greeks as the official currency.
Drachma can also be a measure of weight, equivalent to 1,772 grams, which is still used in some countries. This measurement model was widely used to weigh precious metals. Example: English drachma.
lost drachma
The parable of the "lost drachma" is a biblical story, belonging to the book of Luke (Lk 15: 8-10).
“Or what is the woman who, having ten drachma and losing one drachma, does not light the lamp, and does not sweep the house, searching diligently until she finds it? And finding it, she gathers her friends and neighbors, saying: rejoice with me, because I found the drachma I had lost.” (Luke 15:8,9)
According to the interpretation of the Christian religion to the parable of the lost drachma, the figure of the woman symbolizes the church and the drachma it can symbolize the values, customs, concepts, allegiances and faithful, that the church must seek, incessantly, even to recover. In other words, it represents a metaphor for the act of recovering the typical good customs and values approved by Christianity.
