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The coins minted in Athens for the euro introduction in 2002, as well as all the subsequent Greek euro coins, carry only the Greek mint mark.
1 euro cent, Greece
All denominations of Greek euro coins were designed by Georgios Stamatopoulos. The 1-cent coin depicts a trireme. This was an oar-powered warship of the ancient world with three banks of rowers. From the 6th to the 3rd century BC it was the most important warship of Mediterranean naval powers.
Trireme (Latin triremis -. Which has three rows of oars), rowing boat combat in ancient Rome with three rows of oars, one above the other in a staggered manner. In ancient Greece, ships, similar to the trireme, called triremes.
2 euro cent, Greece
The Greek 2-cent coin depicts a corvette – also a warship – from the 19th century.
During the Greek national liberation revolution 1821-1829 gg. in 1827 between Britain, France and Russia signed the London Convention, according to which Greece was given full autonomy. However, this convention has refused to recognize the Ottoman Empire. As a result, there was a conflict situation unleashed naval battle in Navarino bay (Navarino naval battle)
On the Greek side was a squadron of the United Russia, the UK and France, under the command of the British Vice Admiral Edward Codrington. Ottoman Empire supported the more powerful Turkish-Egyptian fleet under the command of Muharrem Bey.
5 euro cent, Greece
The Greek 5-cent coin features a tanker as a symbol of the Greek economy.
Greece - it is a maritime nation. Features Greece geographic location determined and the social need for it in the ships. None of the Greek city is not far from the sea more than 90 kilometers. Most of the villages are located even closer to the shore. Added to this is a multitude of small islands and islets, which do not bear the means of communication by sea, it could not be either settled or provided supplies. Every year, I had to take care of the delivery by sea of significant quantities of wheat from the Black Sea coast. Since ancient times, the Greeks built many sea ports that were ships
from all over the Mediterranean and Europe.
And now, modern Greece's economy is
dependent on the sea in many ways.
Under the Greek flag walks largest merchant
fleet in the world (with 1970 registered under
the Greek flag vessels from many different
countries, therefore nominally Greece has the
world's largest civilian fleet; in 2007. Greek
companies control almost 18% of the fleet
in the world).
Maritime transport - the second largest
contributor to the country's economy after
tourism and forms the basis of world shipping.
Its key centers of operation - Piraeus,
London and New York.
10 euro cent, Greece
The Greek 10-cent coin shows Rigas Velestinlis, the famous poet and revolutionary. Velestinlis is regarded as a forerunner of the Greek Revolution of 1821 which ultimately resulted in Greek independence from the Ottoman Empire.
Rigas Fereos or Velestinlis (also known as Rigas Konstandinos; ca. 1757 - June 24, 1798.) - Greek revolutionary poet and national hero, one of the first representatives of the Greek Enlightenment.
Around 1774 I was in Istanbul. There Rigas found the service of the Secretary Alexander Ypsilanti. Around 1782, together with the future leader "FILIKI ETERIA" moved to Bucharest. Here, in Wallachia, he was the secretary and solicitor of local nobles. He engaged in literary and translation work and therefore entered the circle of the Greek philosopher and journalist Dimitrios Katardzisa. It met with the works of the French Enlightenment: Voltaire, Rousseau, Diderot, Montesquieu.
20 euro cent, Greece
The national side of the Greek 20-cent coin shows Ioannis Capodistrias. His career began in 1809 in the Russian foreign ministry. He was soon entrusted with important diplomatic missions. He ended his service for Russia in 1822, travelling then to France, the Netherlands and Germany to rally support for Greek independence from the Ottoman Empire. In April 1827, the Greek National Assembly in Troezen elected him Governor of Greece.
John Capodistria, (Greek Ioannis Kapodistrias.) (February 11, 1776 - October 9, 1831) - Russian and Greek statesman, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia (1816-1822) and the first ruler of an independent Greece (1827-1831).
Ioannis was born February 11, 1776 on the island of Corfu, where his father, Anton Capodistria (originally from Italy) held various honorary positions in the service of the Venetian government. In 1798 he graduated from the University of Padua Medical School, Italy. In 1803-1806 gg. Secretary of State of the Republic of the Seven United Islands (established in the Ionian Islands by Russian-Turkish Convention 1800).
50 euro cent, Greece
The Greek 50-cent coin has a portrait of Eleftherios Venizelos. In 1910, he founded a progressive political party (Liberal Party) which won a majority at elections held in the same year. Following this victory, Venizelos was elected prime minister. He is generally regarded as the founder of the modern Greek state. Many streets and squares in Greece are named after him.
Eleftherios Venizelos Kiriaku (August 23, 1864 - March 18, 1936) - Greek politician, who served several times as prime minister from 1910 to 1933.
He was born in Crete. He studied at the University of Athens. Crete was the organizer of the revolutionary movement and the uprising, which resulted in Crete was under Turkish occupation, received autonomy. He served as Minister of Justice of Crete from 1899 to 1901. However, it soon started friction between him and the governor of Crete, Prince George, which led to the expulsion from the island of Sao Jorge. Venizelos received a post in the new government of Alexandros Dzaymisa.
1 euro, Greece
The €1 coin shows an image of an owl copied from an ancient 4-drachma coin. In the ancient world, the owl was closely linked to Athena, goddess of wisdom, and traditionally regarded as her companion. Greek coins of the period reflected this, adopting the figure of the owl. In turn, the coins themselves became known as ‘owls’.
Tetradrachm - Greek silver coin in 4 drachma. Is also in the money turnover of ancient Rome and the Jews, it amounted to three Roman dinarius. Weight of 15.5 grams (Rhodes, Rhodes or Phoenician-monetary system) to 17 grams (Attic monetary system). Tetradrachms started minting in Athens around 510 BC
2 euro, Greece
For its €2 coin, Greece chose the motif of Zeus, the highest Olympian god in Greek mythology, shown here in the form of a bull abducting the princess Europa, after whom Europe is named.
Europe - in Greek mythology, the daughter of the Phoenician king. According to legend, once beautiful Europe went to play with her friends on the sea coast. Europe gathered in the gilded red roses basket, made by Artisan Hephaestus. So good were the flowers that they admired Zeus himself, and then turned his attention to a beautiful girl. He decided to kidnap a young beauty, but so as not to frighten her, but at the same time to avoid the fury of a jealous wife Hera,
he took the shape of a wonderful white bull. She noticed the herd unusual animal and went to him, to get a better look at him, and stroke. Bull began to fawn Europe bowed in front of her knees. But when Europe sat on it, the bull suddenly jumped up and ran to the sea and swam. All remained on his native shore. Trembling with fear, she clung to the bull's horns, crying for help
