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KM# 131 Diameter (mm): 22.5 Thickness (mm): 1.85 Weight (g): 5.5 Shape: Round Colour: Grey Issue date: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1993 (Proof), 1994, 1998, 2000 Composition: Copper 75%, Nickel 25% Edge: Smooth Engraver: Th. Papagiannis Description: Aristotle (384-322 BC) was a Greek philosopher and scientist, who shares with Plato and Socrates the distinction of being the most famous of the ancient philosophers. He was born at Stagira, in Macedonia, and at the age of 17 he moved to Athens to study at Plato's Academy. He remained there for about 20 years, first as a student and then as a teacher, and then moved to Pella, the Macedonian capital, where he became tutor to the king's young son Alexander, later known as Alexander the Great. Obverse: Denomination (5 drachmas), date and the words "Hellenic Republic" Reverse: Bust and the words "Aristotle"
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KM# 118 Diameter (mm): 22.5 Thickness (mm): 1.85 Weight (g): 5.5 Shape: Round Colour: Grey Issue date: 1976, 1978, 1978 (Proof), 1980 Composition: Copper 75%, Nickel 25% Edge: Smooth Engraver: Th. Papagiannis Description: Aristotle was a prolific writer. He wrote a vast number of works on a wide range of topics. Three ancient catalogues credit him with having written more than 170 separate texts, although it is likely that a significant number of these are false attributions. Like Plato, Aristotle published philosophical dialogues. However, apart from a few fragments in the works of later writers, his dialogues have been wholly lost. Obverse: Denomination (5 drachmai), date and the words "Hellenic Republic" Reverse: Bust and the words "Aristotle"
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KM# 109 Diameter (mm): 25 Weight (g): 9.1 Shape: Round Colour: Grey Issue date: 1973 Composition: Copper 75%, Nickel 25% Edge: Smooth Engraver: I. Stinis, N. Perantinos (Athens Mint) Description: Pegasus, in Greek mythology, was a winged horse, son of Poseidon, god of the sea and the Gorgon Medusa. Pegasus sprang from Medusa's neck when she was killed by the hero Perseus. Shortly after its birth, the magic steed struck the ground on Mount Helicon, and on the spot a spring, later sacred to the Muses and believed to be a source for poetic inspiration, began to flow. Contrary to Krause's Catalog, there is no 109a. Obverse: Pegasus, denomination (5 drachmai) and the words "N. Perantinos" Reverse: Phoenix, date and the words "Hellenic Republic". Please note that the soldier in front of the phoenix (as depicted in the coin below) has been removed. The soldier was the symbol of the military coup which took over power on April 21, 1967.
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KM# 100 Diameter (mm): 28 Weight (g): 8.9 Shape: Round Colour: Grey Issue date: 1971, 1973 Composition: Copper 75%, Nickel 25% 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: Pegasus, denomination (5 drachmai) and the words "Kingdom of Greece" and "21 April 1967" (military coup) Reverse: Bust of King Constantine, date and the words "Constantine King of Greece" and "B.Falireas"
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KM# 91 Diameter (mm): 28 Weight (g): 8,9 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'd 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# 83 Diameter (mm): 28 Weight (g): 9,05 Shape: Round Colour: Grey Issue date: 1954, 1965, 1965 (proof set) Composition: 75% Nickel, 25% Copper Edge: Milled Engraver: V. Falireas (Bern Mint) Description: Paul I (1901-1964), king of Greece (1947-1964), 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, King George II. Paul was sometimes criticized for interfering in politics. In 1963 he became involved in a dispute with Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis that led to the latter's resignation. Paul was succeeded by his son, Constantine 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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