2024
10 euro 2024 Proof Greek Culture – Ancient Greek Technology – Archimedes Screw
Greek collectible silver proof coin with a face value of 10 euros, for the Greek Culture - Ancient Greek Technology - Archimedes Screw, maximum number of 2,000 pieces, Bank of Greece mint, issued in 2024. Archimedes’ screw is a brilliant device used for raising and transporting water. Archimedes is said to have invented it during his stay in Egypt, probably in view of farmers’ need to utilise Nile water for irrigation purposes. It is essentially a hollow tube that contains a spiral or helix that winds its way up. When the lower end of the tube is placed in water and the screw is turned, either manually or mechanically, water trapped within its coils rises until it reaches the top of the tube and pours out into irrigation ditches. The invention is described by the Roman architect Vitruvius, while Diodorus Siculus says that it was also used for draining water from mines. For its simplicity and ingenuity, the device has been popular over time and is still used today in similar applications.
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10 euro 2024 Proof Greek Culture – Mathematicians – Thales of Miletus
Greek collectible silver proof coin with a face value of 10 euros, for the Greek Culture - Mathematicians - Thales of Miletus, maximum number of 2,000 pieces, Bank of Greece mint, issued in 2024. Born in Miletus, on the Ionian coast of Asia Minor, Thales (c. 624-540 BC) was the first known Greek mathematician, the first Greek philosopher and one of the seven sages of antiquity. Breaking with mythological interpretations and believing that the world can be explained as a set of natural processes, he considered water, origin of all, in the spirit of natural philosophy that he pioneered. Thales excelled in cosmology, astronomy, physics and geometry. One of his best known contributions to mathematics is Thales’ theorem, or basic proportionality theorem. Thales was said to have calculated the height of the pyramids and predicted the solar eclipse of 585 BC. According to an anecdote, Thales fell into a well while stargazing. His importance as a thinker is enormous, as he was first in the long tradition of European philosophy and introduced the mathematical study of natural phenomena.
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10 euro 2024 Proof Philhellenes – Charles Fabvier
Greek collectible silver proof coin with a face value of 10 euros, for the Philhellenes - Charles Fabvier, maximum number of 1,500 pieces, Bank of Greece mint, issued in 2024. Charles Nicolas Fabvier (1782-1855) was a distinguished officer of the French army. He served under Napoleon and took part in his campaigns. Dismissed from service after the Bourbon restoration, he decided in 1823 to come to Greece and assist in the War of Independence, persuading many experienced Bonapartists to join him. Following the crushing defeat of the Philhellenes’ Battalion led by Karl Normann, Fabvier undertook to recruit and train regular troops, which excelled in several battles. He learned to speak fluent Greek and was very popular with his men. He was perhaps the most honest and selfless of all philhellenes. In a bold move, on 30 November 1826 he managed to break through the lines of the besieging Ottoman troops and relieve the garrison of the Acropolis, which he defended until the surrender of the stronghold in 1827. In recognition of his services, the Third National Assembly of Troezen (1827) made him an honorary Greek citizen, while King Otto later awarded him with the Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer.
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100 euro 2024 Hephaestus Proof
Greek collectible gold proof coin with a face value of 100 euros, for the Gods of Olympus - HEPHAESTUS, maximum number of 1,200 pieces, Bank of Greece mint, issue in 2024. WEIGHT 3.89 gr., MATERIAL Gold 99.99% (Au).
Hephaestus was god of smithing and craftsmanship in general, of fire and volcanoes (hephaesteia), which were so named after Vulcan, his counterpart in the Roman pantheon. He was son of Zeus and Hera, but was such an ugly infant that Hera hurled him down from heaven in a rage. He landed on Lemnos, with both his feet crippled, and set up his smithy on the island. The Greeks believed that Hephaestus’ smithies lay beneath volcanoes. As the gods’ master craftsman, he was credited with the chariot of the Sun, Achilles’ shield, automata (robots) and other mythological artefacts. He was married to Aphrodite, who cheated on him with Ares. His cult was widespread in volcanic areas (Aetna, Lipari Islands, etc.), while the entire island of Lemnos was sacred to the god. In Athens, the so-called Theseum was actually a temple of Hephaestus, where he was worshiped as patron of craftsmen together with Athena Ergane.
2 euro 2024 Coin card BU 150 Years from the Birth of Penelope Delta ( For the Homeland )
Greek copper nickel BU coin 2 euros, for the 150 Years from the Birth of Penelope Delta, maximum number of pieces 2.000, Bank of Greece mint, issued in 2024. Penelope Delta was a pioneer of children’s literature in Greece. Generations of Greek children have been raised with her books, which remain popular.
2 euro 2024 Coin card BU 150 Years from the Birth of Penelope Delta ( The Dude )
Greek copper nickel BU coin 2 euros, for the 150 Years from the Birth of Penelope Delta, maximum number of pieces 2.000, Bank of Greece mint, issued in 2024. Penelope Delta was a pioneer of children’s literature in Greece. Generations of Greek children have been raised with her books, which remain popular.
2 euro 2024 Coin card BU 150 Years from the Birth of Penelope Delta ( The life of Christ )
Greek copper nickel BU coin 2 euros, for the 150 Years from the Birth of Penelope Delta, maximum number of pieces 2.000, Bank of Greece mint, issued in 2024. Penelope Delta was a pioneer of children’s literature in Greece. Generations of Greek children have been raised with her books, which remain popular.
2 euro 2024 Coin card BU 50 Years from the Restoration of Democracy in Greece (Constitution)
2 euro 2024 Coin card BU 50 Years from the Restoration of Democracy in Greece (Karamanlis)
2 euro 2024 Coin card BU 50 Years from the Restoration of Democracy in Greece (Vote)
2 euro 2024 Proof 150 Years from the Birth of Penelope Delta
Greek commemorative copper nickel proof coin 2 euros, for the 150 Years from the birth of Penelope Delta, maximum number of pieces 3.500, Bank of Greece mint, issued in 2024. Penelope Delta was a pioneer of children’s literature in Greece. Generations of Greek children have been raised with her books, which remain popular.
2 euro 2024 Proof 50 Years from the Restoration of Democracy in Greece
Greek commemorative copper nickel proof coin 2 euros, for the 50 Years from the Restoration of Democracy in Greece, maximum number of pieces 3.500, Bank of Greece mint, issued in 2024. The fall of the colonels’ junta on 24 July 1974 marked the restoration of democracy in Greece following a seven-year dictatorship. The design features the Hellenic Parliament building, surrounded by the wording ‘50 ΧΡΟΝΙΑ ΑΠΟ ΤΗ ΜΕΤΑΠΟΛΙΤΕΥΣΗ’ (‘50 YEARS FROM THE RESTORATION OF DEMOCRACY IN GREECE’) and ‘ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ’ (‘HELLENIC REPUBLIC’). Below is inscribed a palmette (mintmark of the Greek Mint). The fall of the colonels’ junta on 24 July 1974 marked the restoration of democracy in Greece following a seven-year dictatorship. A geographical map of Western Europe spans the outer ring and inner core on the right side of the coin. The inscription 2 EURO is superimposed over the map of Europe, with the numeral “2” located in an open field representing the eastern Atlantic Ocean. 12 stars are located on the right side of the outer ring, with six stars atop the map of Europe and six stars below it; six vertical stripes cut across the inner core of the coin, visually connecting the upper and lower star segments.