Greek Commemorative coins

2 euros - Nikos Kazantzakis

The coin marks the 60th year since the death of Nikos Kazantzakis. Nikos Kazantzakis (1883-1957) was a Greek writer, celebrated for his novels, which include Zorba the Greek, Christ Recrucified (1948), Captain Michalis (1950, translated 'Freedom or Death), ... [ More ]

Krause - Mishler	N/A
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Year	Mintage	Price	Shop
2017	742,000 pieces	€ 2.80	Buy

2 euros - Dimitris Mitropoulos

The coin is dedicated to the 120 years of the birth of Dimitris Mitropoulos. Dimitris Mitropoulos was born in Athens on March 1, 1896 and died in Milan on November 2, 1960. He is one of the most prestigious conductors of the twentieth century and possessed ... [ More ]

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Other information	Designer: Georgios Stamatopoulos

Year	Mintage	Price	Shop
2016	742,500 pieces	€ 2.95	Buy

2 euros - Arkadi Monastery

The coin marks the 150th anniversary of the arson of the Arkadi Monastery. The original title of the coin was "150 Years of the Holocaust in the Monastery of Arkadi" (which is the way the event is referred to in Greece), but was later changed. The monastery ... [ More ]

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

Year	Mintage	Price	Shop
2016	742,500 pieces	€ 2.95	Buy

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 ]

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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	750,000 pieces	€ 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	750,000 pieces	€ 3.35	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	750,000 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	750,000 pieces	€ 4.25	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	750,000 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	1,000,000 pieces	€ 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
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Year	Mintage	Price	Shop
2010	2,500,000 pieces	€ 4.40	Buy

2 euros - 10th anniversary of the EMU and the birth of the euro

A first attempt to create an economic and monetary union between the members of the European Communities goes back to an initiative by the European Commission in 1969. However, the introduction of the euro started principally on 31 December 1998, when ... [ More ]

Krause - Mishler	#227
Other information	Designer: Georgios Stamatopoulos Legend:

Year	Mintage	Price	Shop
2009	4,000,000 pieces	€ 4.20	Buy

2 euros - 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome

The Treaty of Rome established the European Economic Community and ultimately led to the introduction of the euro in 1999 and the euro banknotes and coins in 2002. The anniversary was celebrated on 25 March 2007 and the euro area countries have marked ... [ More ]

Krause - Mishler	#216
Other information	Legend: Treaty of Rome - 50 years of Europe - Hellenic Republic

Year	Mintage	Price	Shop
2007	3,978,549 pieces	€ 4.50	Buy

2 euros - Myron Discus Thrower

The Discobolus of Myron ("discus thrower") is a famous Roman marble copy of a lost Greek bronze original, completed during the zenith of the classical period between 460-450 BC. A discus thrower is depicted about to release his throw. The moment captured ... [ More ]

Krause - Mishler	#209
Other information	2 Varieties (A and B)

Year	Mintage	Price	Shop
2004	34,500,000 pieces	€ 4.50	Buy