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5 euro 2024 Proof The Mediterranean monk seal Monachus Monachus
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10 euro 2024 Proof Martyred villages and towns of Greece
Greek collectible silver proof coin with a face value of 10 euros, for the Martyred villages and towns of Greece, maximum number of 5,000 pieces, Bank of Greece mint, issued in 2024.
During World War II and the triple (German, Italian, Bulgarian) occupation of the country, Greece paid a heavy toll, losing about 10% of its population to armed conflict, famine and reprisals. The Greek people’s indomitable spirit and stubborn reaction to the fascist occupation triggered fierce reprisals by the occupying troops, which destroyed some 1,700 settlements in retaliation to the National Resistance activities, committing mass executions of civilians, arson and looting. The massacres of Distomo (Central Greece), Kalavryta (Peloponnese), Kommeno (Epirus), Doxato (Macedonia) and Viannos (Crete) figure among the worst atrocities during World War II. In the Bulgarian occupation zone, persecutions took the form of ethnic cleansing aimed at the forced Bulgarisation of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace. Martyred villages and towns of Greece are recognised by Presidential Decree and are part of a network currently numbering 131 members.
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10 euro 2016 Proof Democritus
Greek collectible silver proof coin with a face value of 10 euros, for Democritus (460-370 BC), maximum number of 2,000 pieces, Bank of Greece mint, issued in 2016.
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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  |
|---|---|
| Ruling authority | Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 2016 |
| Value | 10 Euros (10 EUR) |
| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.925) |
| Weight | 34.1 g |
| Diameter | 40 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
10 lepta George I 1882-A MS64 BN PCGS
Greek copper coin 10 lepta, King George I, dated 1882-A. Portrait of mature King George I facing left, date below, engraver's initials in Greek under the portrait. Denomination within wreath, mint mark below.
| Issuer | Greece |
|---|---|
| King | George I (1863-1913) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1878-1882 |
| Value | 10 Lepta (0.10) |
| Currency | First modern drachma (1832-1944) |
| Composition | Bronze (95% Copper, 4% Tin, 1% Zinc) |
| Weight | 10 g |
| Diameter | 30.3 mm |
| Thickness | 1.8 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
50 euro 2012 Proof Ancient Pella
Greek collectible gold proof coin with a face value of 50 euros, for Ancient Pella where it became the capital of the Macedonian state at the end of the 5th - beginning of the 4th century BC, maximum number of pieces 4,000, mint Bank of Greece, issue in 2012.
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Pella supplanted Aigai as the capital of the Macedonian state at the turn of the 5th and 4th centuries BC and soon evolved into a major political, economic and cultural centre in Greece. The birthplace of Alexander the Great, Pella reached its peak during the Hellenistic period. The rich archaeological finds, notably the palace complex, temples and sumptuous private houses, provide a wealth of information about the city’s layout, architecture and economic life. The mosaic floors and the wall-paintings, rare surviving samples of ancient Greek painting, attest to the prosperity of the city and its inhabitants. Pella fell to the Romans in 168/167 BC and began to lose importance once the seat of the Roman province of Macedonia, created in 148 BC, was transferred to Thessaloniki. Pella was destroyed by an earthquake, most probably in the early 1st century BC.
| Issuer | Greece |
|---|---|
| Ruling authority | Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 2012 |
| Value | 50 Euros (50 EUR) |
| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
| Composition | Gold (.999) |
| Weight | 1.00 g |
| Diameter | 14.00 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
5000 drachmas Los Angeles 1984 Proof
Greek gold proof coin 5,000 drachmas, for the Olympics in Los Angeles dated 1984.
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| Issuer | Greece |
|---|---|
| Ruling authority | Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 1984 |
| Value | 5000 Drachmai (5000 GRD) |
| Currency | Third modern drachma (1954-2001) |
| Composition | Gold (.900) |
| Weight | 8.000 g |
| Diameter | 24 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
