 The beggar (Mimis Fotopoulos) is in fact a cunning liar with exceptional eyesight who manages to earn the pity of everyone with his fake blindness.But a street prostitute, Maria (Sperantza Vrana) starts hooking up near the beggar's corner and they find themselves


As part of the closing night event at the Antipodes Greek Film Festival 2005 in Melbourne, Australia, they screened what they considered a classic 50’s film, "The Counterfeit Coin" in celebration of the film's 50th anniversary.At the festival, it was said of the film that it was, "Considered by many to be the best Greek film ever produced..." and "There is no more complete Greek cinematic creation".