Description: Greek euro coins feature a unique design for each of the eight coins. They were all designed by Georgios Stamatopoulos with the minor coins depicting Greek ships, the middle ones portraying famous Greeks and the two large denominations showing images of Greek history and mythology. All designs feature the 12 stars of the EU, the year of imprint and a tiny symbol of the Bank of Greece. Uniquely, the value of the coins is expressed on the national side in the Greek alphabet, as well as being on the common side in the Roman alphabet. The euro cent is known as the lepto in Greek. Greece did not enter the Eurozone until 2001 and was not able to start minting coins as early as the other eleven member states, so a number of coins circulated in 2002 were not minted in Athens but in France mint mark F. The coins minted in Athens for the euro introduction in 2002, as well as all the subsequent Greek euro coins, carry only the Greek mint mark. Eleftherios Kyriakou Venizelos (1864-1936) was a Greek statesman and a prominent leader of the Greek national liberation movement, he is credited with being The Maker of Modern Greece. OBVERSE: A portrait of Eleftherios Venizelos stright, the value, and the 12 stars of Europe around the rim Lettering: 50 ΛΕΠΤΑ ★★★★★★★★★★★★ 2012 Ελ. Βενιζέλος ΓΣ Translation Ελ. Βενιζέλος: Eleftherios Venizelos Engravers: Georgios Stamatopoulos REVERSE: The first map next to the face value, symbolizes the gathering of the fifteen nations of the European Union. Lettering: 50 LL EURO CENT Engraver: Luc Luycx EDGE : Smooth Designer mark: "ΓΣ" - Georgios Stamatopoulos (b.1963) Greek artist and engraver at the Bank of Greece Designer mark : "LL" Luc Luycx (b.1958) Belgian computer engineer and medalist Mint: "Anthemion flower" - Quality symbol of the Greek Mint Mintage in 2002 93 000 000 Country Third Hellenic Republic of Greece Type Standard circulation coin Years 2002-2006 Value 50 Euro Cent Currency Euro (since 2002) Composition Nordic gold Weight 7.78 g Diameter 24.25 mm Thickness 2.38 mm Shape Round Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑ References KM#186, Schön#136
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