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Greek 50 lepta coins
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KM# 115 Diameter (mm): 18 Thickness (mm): 1.45 Weight (g): 2.5 Shape: Round Colour: Yellow Issue date: 1976, 1978, 1978 (Proof), 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986 Composition: Copper 79%, Zinc 20%, Nickel 1% Edge: Milled Engraver: N. Perantinos Description: The Greek War of Independence was a successful insurgency waged by the Greeks between 1821 and 1827 to win independence from the Ottoman Empire. Markos Botsaris (1788–1823) was a Greek patriot exiled from his native Epirus in 1803, who was prominent in the Greek War of Independence, notably in the defense of Mesolongion (1822–23) and at Karpenision, where he defeated the Turks with a handful of men but died in battle. Obverse: Denomination (50 lepta), date and the words "Hellenic Republic" Reverse: Bust and the words "Markos Botsaris"
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KM# 106 Diameter (mm): 18 Weight (g): 2,3 Shape: Round Colour: Yellow Issue date: 1973 Type B Composition: Nickel-Brass Edge: Milled Engraver: I. Stinis, L. Orphanos (Athens Mint) Description: The phoenix bird symbolizes immortality, resurrection and life after death in the ancient Greek and Egyptian mythology. According to the Greeks, the bird lives in Arabia, near a cool well and every morning at dawn, the sun god would stop his chariot to listen to the bird sing. Only one phoenix exists at a time. When the bird felt its death was near, every 500 to 1,461 years, it would build a nest of aromatic wood and set it on fire. The bird was then consumed by the flames but a new phoenix sprang forth from the pyre Obverse: Motif and denomination (50 lepta) Reverse: Phoenix, date and the words "Hellenic Republic"
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KM# 97.1 (small head) & 97.2 (large head) Diameter (mm): 18 Weight (g): 2,3 Shape: Round Colour: Yellow Issue date: 1971, 1973 Type A Composition: 75% Nickel, 25% Copper Edge: Milled Engraver: V. Falireas (Athens Mint) Description: Constantine II (1940- ), grandson of Constantine I and son of Paul I, was the king of Greece between 1964 and 1973. In April 1967 a military coup led by Col. George Papadopoulos seized power, suspended the constitution and dissolved the Parliament. In December 1967 an abortive countercoup led by King Constantine forced the King into exile and a new constitution was approved by Greek voters in 1968, proclaiming Greece a republic. In December 1974 Greece held a referendum which voted against the restoration of the monarchy and a new constitution in June 1975 declared Greece a presidential parliamentary republic Obverse: Soldier in front of Phoenix, denomination and the words "Kingdom of Greece" and 21 April 1967 Reverse: Bust of King Constantine, date and the words "Constantine King of the Greeks" and "B.Falireas"
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KM# 88 Diameter (mm): 18 Weight (g): 2,3 Shape: Round Colour: Grey Issue date: 1966, 1970 Composition: 75% Nickel, 25% Copper Edge: Milled Engraver: V. Falireas (Prague Mint) Description: According to the Greek Mythology, the goddess Hera (who was not fond of Hercules) made him lose his mind. In a confused and angry state, he killed his own wife and children. When he awakened from his "temporary insanity," Hercules was shocked and upset by what he had done. He prayed to the god Apollo for guidance, and the god's oracle told him he would have to serve Eurystheus, the king of Tiryns and Mycenae, for twelve years. As part of his sentence, Hercules had to perform twelve Labors, feats so difficult that they seemed impossible. The Nemean Lion, the Lernean Hydra, the Hind of Ceryneia, the Erymanthean Boar, the Augean Stables, the Stymphalian Birds, the Cretan Bull, the Horses of Diomedes, the Belt of Hippolyte, Geryon's Cattle, the Apples of the Hesperides and Cerberus. By the end of these Labors, Hercules was, without a doubt, Greece's greatest hero Obverse: Coat of Arms, denomination and the words "Kingdom of Greece" Reverse: Bust of King Constantine, date and the words "Constantine King of the Greeks" and "B.Falireas"
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KM# 80 Diameter (mm): 18 Weight (g): 2,3 Shape: Round Colour: Grey Issue date: 1954, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1964, 1965 (Proof sets) Composition: 75% Nickel, 25% Copper Edge: Milled Engraver: V. Falireas (Parish Mint) Description: Paul I (1901-1964), King of Greece (1947-1964), was the youngest son of King Constantine I. Paul married Princess Frederika of Brunswick in 1938. During most of World War II, when Greece was under German occupation, he was with the Greek government-in-exile in London and Cairo. From Cairo, he broadcast messages to the Greek people. He returned to Greece in 1946 and succeeded to the throne in 1947 on the death of his brother, George II. Obverse: Coat of Arms, denomination and the words "Kingdom of Greece" Reverse: Bust of King Paul, date and the words "Paul King of the Greeks" and "B.Falireas"
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