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200 euro 100 Years from the Asia Minor Disaster 2022 Proof
Greek collectible gold proof coin with a face value of 200 euros, for the 100 years from the Asia Minor Disaster, maximum number of 750 pieces, Bank of Greece mint, issue in 2022. The photo is indicative, the coin you will receive is in the original box along with the certificate of authenticity.
The Asia Minor Disaster was the dramatic conclusion of the three-year Asia Minor Campaign, fuelled by the irredentist Great Idea (Megali Idea). A fierce counterattack by the Turks in August 1922 led to the collapse of the front and the withdrawal of the Greek troops, which had landed in Smyrna with the Allies’ authorisation in 1920 and then advanced inland into Anatolia. In September 1922, the Turks burned down Smyrna, forcing thousands of Greeks to abandon their ancestral homes and flee across the Aegean. The toll was tragic: thousands of deaths and casualties, pillaging, and the eradication of the Greek element from Asia Minor. Greece received a huge wave of refugees, especially after the Lausanne Treaty of 1923 and the convention on the exchange of populations. The refugee question would dominate political, social and economic developments in interwar Greece. The refugees gradually assimilated into Greek society, which they enriched with their spirit of enterprise and their culture and traditions, while always keeping alive the memory of their lost homeland.
| Issuer | Greece  |
|---|---|
| Period | Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 2022 |
| Value | 200 Euros (200 EUR) |
| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
| Composition | Gold (.917) |
| Weight | 7.98 g |
| Diameter | 22.10 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
200 euro 2013 Proof Hippocrates
Greek collectible gold proof coin with a face value of 200 euros, for the Hippocrates of Cos, maximum number of 1,500 pieces, Bank of Greece mint, issue in 2013.
Hippocrates of Cos is regarded as the father of Western medicine for basing the art of healing on rational principles and liberating it from divine causality and superstition. He perceived man as a whole entity, and health as resulting from multiple factors, including environmental and dietary ones. The Hippocratic Corpus, a collection of works left by Hippocrates and his students, deals with practically all branches of medicine and systematically records clinical symptoms and treatments, always in line with the principle “to do good, or [at least] to do no harm”. The Hippocratic Oath remains the guide to medical ethics and practice to this day.
| Issuer | Greece |
|---|---|
| Period | Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 2013 |
| Value | 200 Euros (200 EUR) |
| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
| Composition | Gold (.917) |
| Weight | 7.9881 g |
| Diameter | 22.10 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
200 euro 2014 Proof Aristotelis Aristotle
Greek collectible gold proof coin with a face value of 200 euros, for Aristotle (384-322 BC), maximum number of 600 pieces, Bank of Greece mint, issued in 2014.
A student of Plato’s and tutor to Alexander the Great, Aristotle was one of the great figures of ancient Greek philosophy. Born in Stageira, Chalkidiki, Aristotle spent many years in Athens, where, after leaving Plato’s Academy, he later founded a school of his own, the Lyceum. Distancing himself from the idealism of the Academy, Aristotle believed that true knowledge should be acquired through empirical observation and sense perception. His work laid the foundations for numerous disciplines, such as logic, physics, biology, psychology, ethics, rhetoric and political science. His influence was immense until the Renaissance, spreading across major civilisations, from the Arab to the Western European.
| Issuer | Greece |
|---|---|
| Period | Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 2014 |
| Value | 200 Euros (200 EUR) |
| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
| Composition | Gold (.917) |
| Weight | 7.9881 g |
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
200 euro 2015 Proof Archimidis
Greek collectible gold proof coin with a face value of 200 euros, for Archimedes (287-212 BC), maximum number of 750 pieces, Bank of Greece mint, issued in 2015. The photo is indicative, the coin you will receive is in the original box along with the certificate of authenticity.
Archimedes was born in 287 BC in Syracuse, Sicily, where he lived most of his life and died in 212 BC during the city’s capture by the Romans. It is very likely that young Archimedes studied in Alexandria, Egypt, the centre of learning for the Greek world. He is remembered as the greatest mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor and astronomer of his time. According to the famous anecdote, when Archimedes figured out the physical law of buoyancy (“Archimedes’ principle”) while in his bath, such was his excitement that he forgot to dress and took to the street naked, shouting “eureka”. He pushed the boundaries in a number of fields, primarily in mathematics with his method for accurately approximating the value of π (“Archimedes’ constant”), but also in engineering with his law of the lever and in hydraulics with his major breakthroughs. He is credited with numerous inventions, such as the hydraulic screw pump (known as the Archimedes’ screw) and the compound pulley. He also famously used his ingenuity to help defend his city against the Romans, building a number of innovative defensive devices to destroy their warships.
| Issuer | Greece |
|---|---|
| Period | Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 2015 |
| Value | 200 Euros (200 EUR) |
| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
| Composition | Gold (.916) (Ag .053) |
| Weight | 7.98 g |
| Diameter | 22.1 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
200 euro Demokritos 2016 Proof
Greek collectible gold proof coin with a face value of 200 euros, for the Demokritos, maximum number of 1.000 pieces, Bank of Greece mint, issue in 2016. The photo is indicative, the coin you will receive is in the original box along with the certificate of authenticity.
Demokritos is considered the forefather of modern atomic theory. He was born in Abdera, Thrace, and mentored by Lefkippos. His extensive travels in Ionia brought him into contact with the teachings of the great Ionian philosophers (Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes, Herakleitos). A truly universal spirit, he was erudite in almost all fields of human knowledge, as evidenced by the diversity of his writings on ethics, physics, mathematics, music, cosmology and technology, and visited many places of the then known world. According to his atomic theory, all material bodies consist of invisible, indestructible, unalterable and indivisible particles, which he called atoma (“atoms”), the Greek word for “indivisible”. In reaction to Parmenides’s static philosophy, Demokritos saw the world as being in constant motion and change. He also refuted the concept of teleology, i.e. that there is an underlying purpose to everything. Demokritos was the last of the great pre-Socratic philosophers, who were to have a profound influence on modern philosophy.
| Issuer | Greece |
|---|---|
| Period | Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 2016 |
| Value | 200 Euros (200 EUR) |
| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
| Composition | Gold (.916) (0.053 silver) |
| Weight | 7.98 g |
| Diameter | 22.1 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
200 euro Diogenis 2017 Proof
Greek collectible gold proof coin with a face value of 200 euros, for the Greek Philosophers - Diogenis, maximum number of 1.000 pieces, Bank of Greece mint, issue in 2017.
The photo is indicative, the coin you will receive is in the original box along with the certificate of authenticity.
Born in Sinope on the Black Sea, Diogenes was the most significant of the cynic philosophers. In exile, he moved to Athens, where he became a pupil of Antisthenes, disciple of Socrates and founder of the Cynic school of thought. The cynics advocated simplicity, self-sufficiency, austerity, self-knowledge and moral probity. Τhey most probably derived their name from the word cyon (dog), by which Diogenes came to be known, in allusion to his biting sarcasm. In Athens he was said to live in a large ceramic jar and in full daylight would stroll about holding a lantern, claiming to be searching for a (true or honest) man. Diogenes eventually settled in Corinth, where Alexander the Great once sought to meet him. Whe Alexander inquired whether there was any favour that Diogenes might want of him, Diogenes famously retorted “Yes, stand out of my sunlight”, in keeping with his typical disdain for social conventions and material possessions.
| Issuer | Greece |
|---|---|
| Ruling authority | Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 2017 |
| Value | 200 Euros (200 EUR) |
| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
| Composition | Gold (.916) |
| Weight | 7.98 g |
| Diameter | 22.10 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
200 euro Maria Callas 2023 Proof
Greek collectible gold proof coin with a face value of 200 euros, for the 100 years from the birth of Maria Callas, maximum number of 750 pieces, Bank of Greece mint, issue in 2023. The photo is indicative, the coin you will receive is in the original box along with the certificate of authenticity.
Maria Callas (born Maria Kalogeropoulos), the legendary soprano of the 20th century, was born in New York to Greek immigrant parents on 2 December 1923. Encouraged by her mother, she began studying opera singing at an early age, and in 1937 moved back with her family to Greece. There, she completed her musical education and, despite her very young years, was soon performing lead roles at the Greek National Opera from 1940 to 1944. Her return to the United States in 1945 marked the launch of her international career. In the 1950s, she triumphed at Milan’s La Scala and other prestigious opera houses around the world, with her electrifying interpretations of the most challenging soprano roles, mainly in works by Verdi, Donizetti, Bellini and Puccini. Her art combined dramatic insight and skillful mastery of her rich timbre. After a rapid vocal decline in the 1960s prematurely ended her stage career, she turned to recitals and master classes. Maria Callas died in Paris on 16 September 1977.
| Issuer | Greece |
|---|---|
| Period | Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 2023 |
| Value | 200 Euros (200 EUR) |
| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
| Composition | Gold (.917) |
| Weight | 7.98 g |
| Diameter | 22.1 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
200 euro Penelope Delta 2024 Proof
Greek collectible gold proof coin with a face value of 200 euros, for the 150 years from the birth of Penelope Delta, maximum number of 750 pieces, Bank of Greece mint, issue in 2024. The photo is indicative, the coin you will receive is in the original box along with the certificate of authenticity.
Penelope Delta was a pioneer of children’s literature in Greece and perhaps the most important Greek woman in turbulent times for Hellenism, with rich philanthropic activity. Born in Alexandria, Egypt, she was daughter of Emmanuel Benakis, later mayor of Athens and national benefactor, and wife of Phanariote merchant Stephanos Deltas. She became close friends with the leading statesman of the time, Eleftherios Venizelos, and had a passionate romance with Ion Dragoumis, which remained platonic.
Encouraged by poet Kostis Palamas, Penelope Delta wrote historical novels for children, with themes related to contemporary national issues (In the Heroic Age of Basil II: Emperor of Byzantium, For the sake of the fatherland, The secrets of the swamp), as well as other books, including A tale without a name, Trelantonis, Mangas and The life of Christ. She aspired, as she said, to “awaken in Greek children noble and lofty ideals”, instilling in them such values as patriotism, friendship and love. Generations of Greek children have been raised with her books, which remain popular. Penelope Delta took her own life when the Nazis entered Athens in 1941.
| Issuer | Greece |
|---|---|
| Period | Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 2024 |
| Value | 200 Euros (200 EUR) |
| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
| Composition | Gold (.917) |
| Weight | 7.98 g |
| Diameter | 22.1 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
200 euro Persian Wars 2020 Proof
Greek collectible gold proof coin with a face value of 200 euros, for The Persian Wars, maximum number of 750 pieces, Bank of Greece mint, issue in 2020.
The photo is indicative, the coin you will receive is in the original box along with the certificate of authenticity.
The rapid expansion of the Persian Empire inevitably brought it into collision with the Greek world in the 5th century BC. After subduing the Greek cities of Ionia and then crushing their revolt, the Persians set out to punish Athens for having assisted the Ionian cities. Thus, in 490 BC, king Darius sent an expeditionary force under Datis and Artaphernes against Athens. The Athenians, however, under the command of Miltiades, emerged victorious from the Battle of Marathon. Ten years later, king Xerxes, determined to conquer Greece, led a far vaster army and navy against the Greeks. Although the Persians prevailed in the Battle of Thermopylae, they suffered a crushing defeat at Salamis, largely due to the brilliant generalship of Themistocles. Two further Greek victories in 479 BC, in the Battles of Plataea (on land) and Mykale (at sea), sealed the expulsion of the Persians from Greece. The defeat of the Persian invasion saved the Greek world from enslavement and enabled classical civilisation to flourish.
| Issuer | Greece |
|---|---|
| Ruling authority | Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 2020 |
| Value | 200 Euros (200 EUR) |
| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
| Composition | Gold (.917) |
| Weight | 7.98 g |
| Diameter | 22.10 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |