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Roll 2 euro 150 years from the Arkadi Monastery Torching 2016 UNC Greece (25 pcs.)
Greece copper-nickel UNC coin 2 euros, 150 years from the Arkadi Monastery Torching, date 2016. Roll 25 pieces.
The heroic decision of the besieged Cretans to set fire to the gunpowder kegs in the Arkadi Monastery on 8 November 1866 was a dramatic climax of the 1866 Cretan uprising. One hundred and fifty years on, this act of self-sacrifice remains a luminous example and source of inspiration for the Greek people.
Roll 2 euro 150 years from the unification of the Ionian Islands with Greece 2014 UNC Greece (25 pcs.)
Greece copper-nickel UNC coin 2 euros, 150 years from the unification of the Ionian Islands with Greece, date 2014. Roll 25 pieces.
The unification of the Ionian Islands with Greece was the first expansion of the modern Greek State’s borders. After centuries of foreign rule under the Venetians, French, Russians and British, the islands became an integral part of the national territory in 1864, when the British ceded them to Greece on the occasion of the accession of King George I to the Greek throne.
Roll 2 euro 2,400 years from the foundation of Plato’s academy 2013 UNC Greece (25 pcs.)
Greece copper-nickel UNC coin 2 euros, 2,400 years from the foundation of Plato's academy, date 2013. Roll 25 pieces.
The Athenian philosopher Plato (427-347 B.C.) was the most distinguished disciple of Socrates and the one most credited with preserving the Socratic teachings for posterity in his Dialogues. Upon his return to Athens from a first journey to Italy in 387 B.C., he founded a philosophical school in the area of Academia (today’s Kolonos) named after the local hero Academos. For nearly 1,000 years (until 529 A.D.), the Academy enjoyed a reputation for excellence, building on and renewing the teachings of its founder. The ideas of the Academy were transmitted to the Arab world and, from there, to Medieval Europe. The word academy and its derivatives are now used in almost all languages for notions associated with higher learning, the scholarly community and prestigious cultural institutions.
Roll 2 euro 2,500 years since the battle of Thermopylae 2020 UNC Greece (25 pcs.)
Greece copper-nickel UNC coin 2 euros, 2,500 years since the battle of Thermopylae, date 2020. Roll 25 pieces.
In 480 BC, the Greeks, under the command of Leonidas, king of Sparta, tried to halt the advance of the vast Persian army at the narrow pass of Thermopylae. The Greeks’ self-sacrifice, following Leonidas’s refusal to surrender his arms with the famously defiant retort “Come and take them” («Μολών λαβέ»), is a timeless inspiration for every nation fighting for freedom.
Roll 2 euro 30th anniversary of the European Flag 2015 UNC Greece (25 pcs.)
Greece copper-nickel UNC coin 2 euros, 30th anniversary of the European Flag, date 2015. Roll 25 pieces.
The European flag was officially established in 1985, by decision of the leaders of the ten Member States of the then EEC, based on a design adopted by another European organisation, the Council of Europe, for its own use. The flag consists of twelve golden stars in a circle on a blue background. The stars symbolise the ideals of solidarity and harmony among the peoples of Europe, while the circle is a symbol of unity. The number of stars does not denote the number of member countries, but the number twelve traditionally represents a perfect circle.
Roll 2 euro 400 years since the Death of Domenikos Theotokopoulos 2014 UNC Greece (25 pcs.)
Greece copper-nickel UNC coin 2 euros, 400 years since the Death of Domenikos Theotokopoulos, date 2014. Roll 25 pieces.
Domenikos Theotokopoulos (1541-1614), better known as El Greco, was born in Crete, where he first trained as a painter, before studying under Titian in Venice. In 1577, he settled in Toledo, Spain, where he was to create his more famous masterpieces. Considered a forerunner of modernism, he influenced several 20th-century artists.
Roll 2 euro 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome 2007 UNC Greece (25 pcs.)
Roll 2 euro 60 years in memoriam of Nikos Kazantzakis 2017 UNC Greece (25 pcs.)
Greece copper-nickel UNC coin 2 euros, 60 years in memoriam of Nikos Kazantzakis, date 2017. Roll 25 pieces.
Nikos Kazantzakis (1883-1957) was one of Greece’s greatest 20th-century writers. He is known across the world mostly for his novels, rich in metaphysical insight and iconic heroes, and translated into over 30 languages.
Roll 2 euro 70th Anniversary of the Union of the Dodecanese with Greece 2018 UNC Greece (25 pcs.)
Greece copper-nickel UNC coin 2 euros, 70th Anniversary of the Union of the Dodecanese with Greece, date 2018. Roll 25 pieces.
After the end of World War II, by virtue of the peace treaty signed with Italy, the Italian-occupied Dodecanese islands were ceded to Greece. The official unification ceremony took place on 7 March 1948.
Roll 2 euro 75 years in memoriam of Kostis Palamas 2018 UNC Greece (25 pcs.)
Greece copper-nickel UNC coin 2 euros, 75 years in memoriam of Kostis Palamas, date 2018. Roll 25 pieces.
Kostis Palamas, who revitalised modern Greek poetry, was a towering figure in Greek literary life. He was an ardent supporter of ‘demotic’ (vernacular) Greek and contributed decisively to its recognition as a poetic medium. His funeral in 1943, attended by thousands of Athenians, turned into a massive demonstration against Nazi occupation.
Roll 2 euro 75 years in memoriam of Spyros Louis 2015 UNC Greece (25 pcs.)
Greece copper-nickel UNC coin 2 euros, 75 years in memoriam of Spyros Louis, date 2015. Roll 25 pieces.
Spyros Louis (1873-1940), a water carrier from Marousi, a suburb of Athens, was the winner of the first Olympic marathon when the Olympic Games were revived in Athens in 1896. His triumphant entry into the Panathenaic Stadium was cheered by 80,000 spectators.
Roll 2 euro Andreas Kalvos 150 years in memoriam 2019 UNC Greece (25 pcs.)
Greece copper-nickel UNC coin 2 euros, Andreas Kalvos 150 years in memoriam, date 2019. Roll 25 pieces.
Born in Zante, Andreas Kalvos (1792-1869) is one the most important modern Greek poets. Combining a solid neoclassicist education with the high ideals of Romanticism and archaicising with demotic Greek, he expressed both the revolutionary ideas of his time and his personal vision.