Greek Commemorative coins

2 euros - Arkadi Monastery Holocaust

The coin commemorates the 150 years from the Arkadi Monastery Holocaust. The Arkadi Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery on the island of Crete, dating back to the 16th century and marked by the influence of the Renaissance. This influence is visible ... [ More ]

Krause - Mishler	N/A
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Year	Mintage	Price	Shop
2016	742,000 pieces	-	View

2 euros - 75 Years since the Death of Spyridon Louis

In a last minute change, Greece changed the theme of the 2-euro commemorative coin for 2015 from "75th Anniversary of the October 28, 1940," to "75th Anniversary of the death of the Athlete Spiridon Louis ". Spiridon Louis was a Greek water-carrier who ... [ More ]

Krause - Mishler	N/A
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Year	Mintage	Price	Shop
2015	750,000 pieces	€ 3.15	Buy

2 euros - 30th anniversary of the EU flag

In July 2015, the 19 euro-area countries jointly issued a commemorative euro coin celebrating 30 years of the EU flag. Regardless of the country, it bears the same design on the national side, normally reserved for a motif specific to that country. This ... [ More ]

Krause - Mishler	N/A
Other information	Designer: Georgios Stamatopoulos

Year	Mintage	Price	Shop
2015	Unknown	€ 3.15	Buy

2 euros - Union of the Ionian Islands with Greece

The coin celebrates the 150th Anniversary of the Union of the Ionian Islands with Greece. The Ionian Islands are a group of islands in Greece, traditionally called the Heptanese, i.e. "the Seven Islands". From 1204, the Republic of Venice controlled ... [ More ]

Krause - Mishler	N/A
Other information	Designer: M. Antonatou

Year	Mintage	Price	Shop
2014	754,000 pieces	€ 3.50	Buy

2 euros - 400 Years since the Death of El Greco

El Greco, born Doménikos Theotokópoulos (1541 – 7 April 1614), was a painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. "El Greco" (The Greek) was a nickname, a reference to his national Greek origin, and the artist normally signed his paintings ... [ More ]

Krause - Mishler	N/A
Other information	Designer: M. Antonatou

Year	Mintage	Price	Shop
2014	754,000 pieces	€ 3.50	Buy

2 euros - Union of Crete with Greece

The Cretan State was established in 1898, following the intervention by the Great Powers (Britain, France, Italy and Russia) on the island of Crete. In 1897 an insurrection in Crete led the Ottoman Empire to declare war on Greece, which led Great Britain, ... [ More ]

Krause - Mishler	#253
Other information	Issued in July 2013

Year	Mintage	Price	Shop
2013	754,000 pieces	€ 4.10	Buy

2 euros - Founding of the Platonic Academy

The Academy was founded by Plato in ca. 387 BC in Athens. Aristotle studied there for twenty years before founding his own school, the Lyceum. The Academy persisted throughout the Hellenistic period as a skeptical school, until coming to an end after ... [ More ]

Krause - Mishler	#252
Other information	Issued on 8 July 2013

Year	Mintage	Price	Shop
2013	754,000 pieces	€ 3.45	Buy

2 euros - 10 years of euro banknotes and coins

On 1 January 2002, euro banknotes and coins were introduced in 12 Member States of the European Union. The introduction of the euro cash was an unprecedented challenge, but it went smoothly, and billions of banknotes and coins started to circulate in ... [ More ]

Krause - Mishler	#245
Other information	Designer: Helmut Andexlinger

Year	Mintage	Price	Shop
2012	Unknown	€ 3.25	Buy

2 euros - XIII Special Olympics World Summer Games

The 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games were held during Summer 2011 in Athens, Greece, from 25 June to 4 July 2011. Special Olympics is a non-profit organization that was officially founded in 1968, giving form to the vision of it's founder, Eunice ... [ More ]

Krause - Mishler	#239
Other information	Designer: Georgios Stamatopoulos Legend: XIII SPECIAL OLYMPICS W.S.G. ATHENS 2011 - HELLENIC REPUBLIC

Year	Mintage	Price	Shop
2011	1,000,000 pieces	€ 3.75	Buy

2 euros - 25th Centenary of the Battle of Marathon

The Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC, during the first Persian invasion of Greece. It was fought between the citizens of Athens, aided by Plataea, and a Persian force commanded by Datis and Artaphernes. It was the culmination of the first attempt ... [ More ]

Krause - Mishler	#236
Other information	N/A

Year	Mintage	Price	Shop
2010	2,500,000 pieces	€ 4.40	Buy