Coins of GREECE - catalog of coins of different countries: modern coins and banknotes of all countries of the world, samples, gold and silver coins, photos and description.
Monetary unit: Euro = 100 cents. Coins in circulation: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 cents; 1, 2 euros. National euro coins of Greece prevail in circulation, but coins of other countries of the European Union circulate on an equal basis with them.
Coins in circulation:
1 cent Reverse: Image of a model of a trireme (1th - XNUMXrd centuries BC), which is in the Maritime Museum in the year of Athens. Below the image is the denomination with the name of the small coin, familiar to the Greeks since ancient times: XNUMX LEPTO. 2002, Copper clad steel. The color is red. Diameter - 16.25 mm. Thickness - 1.67 mm. The weight - 2.30 g. Smooth edge. Circulation: 88 000 000. Designer - Ms. A. Michelioudaki. This type of Coin has been in circulation since 01.01. 2002, produced annually since 2002
2 cents Reverse: Image of a three-masted corvette used during the Greek War of Independence (1821 - 1827). Below the image is the denomination with the name of the small coin, familiar to the Greeks since ancient times: 2 LEPTA. 2002, Copper clad steel. The color is red. Diameter - 18.75 mm. Thickness - 1.67 mm. The weight - 3.06 g. The edge is smooth, with a groove around the circumference. Circulation: 172 000 000. Designers - Ms. A. Michelioudaki and N. Nikolaou. This type of Coin has been in circulation since 01.01. 2002, produced annually since 2002
5 cents Reverse: An image of a modern tanker for the transport of liquid cargo, usually oil and petroleum products. Above the image is the denomination with the name of the small coin, familiar to the Greeks since ancient times: 5 LEPTA. 2002, Copper clad steel. The color is red. Diameter - 21.25 mm. Thickness - 1.67 mm. The weight - 3.92 g. Smooth edge. Circulation: 288 000 000. Designer - Ms. M. Andonatou. This type of Coin has been in circulation since 01.01. 2002, produced annually since 2002
10 cents Reverse: Image of Rigas Velestinlis (c. 1757 - 1798) (also known as Rigas Fereos; real name - Antonios Kyriazis), a participant in the struggle for the liberation of Greece from the Turkish yoke. On the right - the denomination with the name of the small coin, familiar to the Greeks since ancient times: 10 ΛEPTA. 2002 Gold-colored copper-aluminum alloy (Cu89Al5Zn5Sn1), so-called. Scandinavian alloy (89% copper, 5% aluminum, 5% zinc, 1% tin). Diameter - 19.75 mm. Thickness - 1.93 mm. The weight - 4.10 g. Large ribbed edge. Circulation: 257 000 000. Designer - P. Sotiriou. This type of Coin has been in circulation since 01.01. 2002, produced annually since 2002
20 cents Reverse: Image of the Greek and Russian statesman Count Ioannis Kapodistrias (1776 - 1831), the first ruler of Greece (1827 - 1831) during the war to liberate Greece from the Turkish yoke. On the right - the denomination with the name of the small coin, familiar to the Greeks since ancient times: 20 ΛEPTA. 2002 Gold-colored copper-aluminum alloy (Cu89Al5Zn5Sn1), so-called. Scandinavian alloy (89% copper, 5% aluminum, 5% zinc, 1% tin). Diameter - 22.25 mm. Thickness - 2.14 mm. The weight - 5.74 g. The edge is smooth, with seven notches. Circulation: 370 Designer - Ms. M. Andonatou. This type of Coin has been in circulation since 01.01. 2002, produced annually since 2002
50 cents Reverse: The image of the prominent Greek political and statesman of the early twentieth century, Eleftherios (Kyriakos) Venizelos (1864 - 1936), Prime Minister of Greece. On the left - the denomination with the name of the small coin familiar to the Greeks since ancient times: 50 LEPTA. 2002 Gold-colored copper-aluminum alloy (Cu89Al5Zn5Sn1), so-called. Scandinavian alloy (89% copper, 5% aluminum, 5% zinc, 1% tin). Ribbed edge. Diameter - 24.25 mm. Thickness - 2.38 mm. The weight - 7.80 Circulation: 145 000 000. Designer - N.Nikolaou. This type of Coin has been in circulation since 01.01. 2002, produced annually since 2002
1 евро Reverse: Image of an antique silver ancient Greek Coin - the Athenian tetradrachm of the XNUMXth century BC; on the reverse side of the tetradrachm was an owl, the sacred bird of the goddess Athena. 2002 Bimetal. Gold-colored outer ring, nickel-brass alloy (Cu75Zn20Ni5), white center insert - copper-nickel alloy (Cu93Ni7), clad on both sides with a more wear-resistant, also copper-nickel alloy (Cu75Ni25). Diameter - 23.25 mm. Thickness - 2.33 mm. The weight - 7.50 g. Sectoral corrugation edge. Circulation: 118 000 000. Designer - G. Stamatopoulos. This type of Coin has been in circulation since 01.01. 2002, produced annually since 2002
2 евро Reverse: The depiction of the mythological scene of the abduction of Europa, taken from an antique mosaic from the year of Sparta (XNUMXrd century BC). At the top left of the image there is an inscription - "EURWPH" - (Europe). 2002 Bimetal. White outer ring, copper-nickel alloy (Cu75Ni25), gold-colored center insert - copper-nickel alloy (Cu88Ni12), clad with a more corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant brass alloy (Cu75Zn20Ni5).Diameter - 25.75 mm. Thickness - 2.20 mm. The weight - 8.50 g. Edge: inscription ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ. Circulation: 162 million. Designer - G. Stamatopoulos. This type of Coin has been in circulation since 01.01. 2002, produced annually since 2002
ISSUES OF ANNIVERSARY AND COMMEMORATIVE COINS FROM THE MUSEUM FUNDS:
2 euros. 2004 Athens Olympics Reverse: Image of the "Discobolus" statue by the ancient Greek sculptor Miron. ATHENS 2004. Issue dedicated to the 2004 Olympics in Athens. 2004. Bimetal. White outer ring, copper-nickel alloy (Cu75Ni25), gold-colored center insert - copper-nickel alloy (Cu88Ni12), clad with a more corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant brass alloy (Cu75Zn20Ni5).Diameter - 25.75 mm. Thickness - 2.20 mm. The weight - 8.50 g. Edge: inscription ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ. Circulation: 50.
