Greek 100 euro coins
The poorest member of the EU, Greece saw EMU as an essential step towards achieving its strategic and economic ambitions.
In spite of the euro's weakness when Greece entered the euro-zone on January 1 2001, opinion polls showed that some 70 per
cent of Greeks were in favour of membership. There was little attachment to the drachma, as europe's second-oldest currency
was linked in Greek minds with economic and political backwardness. Greece leveraged the euro to encourage foreign direct
investment with a view to the country becoming a business and transport hub, linking south-east Europe with EU markets.
The following 100 euros coins have circulated in Greece since the introduction of the
Common European Currency on January 1, 2002:
 | 100 euros - Academy - Series F
Athens 2004 Olympic Games The Academy was the foremost intellectual institution of modern Greece, its mission being to promote the Arts and Sciences. The first discussions regarding its establishment took place during the meeting of the National As ...| Krause - Misler | #207 | | Diameter | 25 mm | | Weight | 10 gr | | Composition | Gold 999.9 (24K) | | Edge | Smooth | | Comments | Engraver: Panayiotis Gravalos - Reliefs: Kostas Kazakos |
| Date | Mintage | Grade | Price | Shop | | 2004 | 28,000 | Proof | - | View |
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 | 100 euros - Acropolis - Series E
Athens 2004 Olympic Games The Acropolis of Athens, is one of the most glorious creations of humankind. It was constructed between 447 and 432 bC and was originally painted in vivid reds and blues, but the marble pillars gradually lost their paint a ...| Krause - Misler | #204 | | Diameter | 25 mm | | Weight | 10 gr | | Composition | Gold 999.9 (24K) | | Edge | Smooth | | Comments | Engraver: Panayiotis Gravalos - Reliefs: Kostas Kazakos |
| Date | Mintage | Grade | Price | Shop | | 2004 | 28,000 | Proof | - | View |
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 | 100 euros - Zappeion - Series D
Athens 2004 Olympic Games Zappeion is an Athenian mansion built at the expense of the Greek public benefactor Evangelos Zappas (1800 - 1865) to serve as the venue for Greek artistic, agricultural and industrial fairs. Harilaos Trikoupis later (1887 ...| Krause - Misler | #201 | | Diameter | 25 mm | | Weight | 10 gr | | Composition | Gold 999.9 (24K) | | Edge | Smooth | | Comments | Engraver: Panayiotis Gravalos - Reliefs: Kostas Kazakos |
| Date | Mintage | Grade | Price | Shop | | 2003 | 28,000 | Proof | - | View |
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 | 100 euros - Panathenean Stadium - Series C
Athens 2004 Olympic Games The Panathenean stadium is a beautiful marble stadium (Kallimarmaron) located on the Ardettos hill in Athens, where once stood the ancient stadium which is believed to have been built around 330 B.C and was used for the Pa ...| Krause - Misler | #198 | | Diameter | 25 mm | | Weight | 10 gr | | Composition | Gold 999.9 (24K) | | Edge | Smooth | | Comments | Engraver: Panayiotis Gravalos - Reliefs: Kostas Kazakos |
| Date | Mintage | Grade | Price | Shop | | 2003 | 28,000 | Proof | - | View |
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 | 100 euros - Krypte archway - Series B
Athens 2004 Olympic Games The enchanting setting of ancient Olympia was chosen by the ancient Greeks as the place where the most glorious and renowned pan-Hellenic games in antiquity were held, which gave birth to the modern Olympic Games. The enti ...| Krause - Misler | #195 | | Diameter | 25 mm | | Weight | 10 gr | | Composition | Gold 999.9 (24K) | | Edge | Smooth | | Comments | Engraver: Panayiotis Gravalos - Reliefs: Kostas Kazakos |
| Date | Mintage | Grade | Price | Shop | | 2003 | 28,000 | Proof | - | View |
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 | 100 euros - Palace of Minos at Knossoss - Series A
Athens 2004 Olympic Games On the large island of Crete, first inhabited in the Neolithic era around 6000 B.C., a glorious culture developed that became known as the Minoan civilization (2600-1100 B.C.). The most glorious monument of this civilizati ...| Krause - Misler | #192 | | Diameter | 25 mm | | Weight | 10 gr | | Composition | Gold 999.9 (24K) | | Edge | Smooth | | Comments | Engraver: Panayiotis Gravalos - Reliefs: Kostas Kazakos |
| Date | Mintage | Grade | Price | Shop | | 2003 | 28,000 | Proof | - | View |
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The size of the images above are related to the diameter of the coins they represent.
Euro collector coin issues
According to the Conclusions of the Ecofin Council meeting on January 31, 2000, to ensure that Euro collector coins will
be readily distinguishable from Euro coins intended for circulation, the coins must bide to the following rules:
- The face value of collector coins should be different from that of the coins intended for circulation (i.e.
Euro coins cannot have a face value equal to the 8 denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 Euro cent and 1 and 2 Euro)
- Collector coins should not use images, which are similar to the common sides of the euro coins intended for
circulation. Furthermore, as far as possible, the designs used should also be at least slightly different from those
of the national sides of circulation coins
- Out of colour, diameter and thickness, euro collector coins should differ significantly from the coins intended
for circulation in two respects
- Collector coins should not have a shaped edge with fine scallops, or "Spanish flower"
- The identity of the issuing Member State should be clearly and easily recognisable
Euro collector coins may be sold at or above face value and the approval for the volume of collector coins issue
should be sought on an aggregate basis rather than for each individual issue. With respect to collector coins'
denominations, that may coincide with the low denominations of euro banknotes, there does not seem to exist any significant
risk of substitution. However, Member States should stand ready to consider any demands by the ECB on this matter. While
Euro collector coins will have legal tender status in the issuing Member State, the competent authorities (NCBs, Mints or
other institutions) should set up temporary arrangements through which owners of euro collector coins issued in other
euro area Member States can receive the face value of those coins while bearing the costs related to this transaction.
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