2 Euros Spyridon Louis

Features

Issuer	Greece
Period	Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	2015
Value	2 Euros 2 EUR = USD 2.32
Currency	Euro (2002-date)
Composition	Bimetallic: mosiądz niklowy clad nikiel centre in miedzionikiel ring
Weight	8.5 g
Diameter	25.75 mm
Thickness	2.2 mm
Shape	Okrągły
Technique	Frezowana
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 76539
References	KM# 271 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 218 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

75 lat ku pamięci Spyridona Louisa Automatically translated

Obverse

Projekt przedstawia Spyrosa Louisa i przyznany mu puchar na tle Stadionu Panateńskiego. Wzdłuż wewnętrznej krawędzi widnieje nazwa kraju emisji "ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ" oraz "75 ΧΡΟΝΙΑ ΜΝΗΣ ΣΠΥΡΟΥ ΛΟΥΗ". Nad pucharem widnieje rok emisji "2015", a po prawej stronie - palmetka (znak mennicy greckiej). W dolnej części motywu widnieje monogram artysty (George Stamatopoulos). Automatically translated

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

The design shows Spyros Louis and the cup that he was awarded, against the background with the Panathenaic Stadium. Inscribed along the inner edge is the country of issuance ‘ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ’ and ‘75 ΧΡΟΝΙΑ ΜΝΗΜΗΣ ΣΠΥΡΟΥ ΛΟΥΗ’. Above the cup appears the year of issuance ‘2015’ and to the right a palmette (the mint mark of the Greek Mint). Visible at the bottom of the design is the monogram of the artist (George Stamatopoulos).

Script: grecki

Lettering:
ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ
2015
75 ΧΡΟΝΙΑ ΜΝΗΜΗΣ ΣΠΥΡΟΥ ΛΟΥΗ

Engraver: Geórgios Stamatópoulos

Reverse

Obok nominału znajduje się mapa przedstawiająca kontynent europejski bez granic. Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering: 2 EURO LL

Engraver: Luc Luycx

Edge

Stroik z napisem Automatically translated

Script: grecki

Lettering: ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ

Mint

National Mint of the Bank of Greece (Νομισματοκοπείο - ΙΕΤΑ), Athens, Greece (1972-date)

Comments

Spyros Louis (1873-1940), przewoźnik wody z Marousi, przedmieścia Aten, był zwycięzcą pierwszego maratonu olimpijskiego, kiedy Igrzyska Olimpijskie zostały wznowione w Atenach w 1896 roku. Jego triumfalne wejście na Stadion Panateński było dopingowane przez 80 000 widzów.
Moneta została wyemitowana w banknotach, w jakości Proof w pudełku z certyfikatem autentyczności oraz w jakości BU na blistrze.

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Spyros Louis (1873-1940), a water carrier from Marousi, a suburb of Athens, was the winner of the first Olympic marathon when the Olympic Games were revived in Athens in 1896. His triumphant entry into the Panathenaic Stadium was cheered by 80,000 spectators.
The coin was issued in bankrolls, in Proof quality in box with certificate of authenticity and in BU quality on a coincard blister.

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Date	Mintage	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
2015	741 000	$ 2.30	$ 2.70	$ 3.50	$ 4.10		97%
2015	7 500				$ 10	(en) Coincard	3%
2015	1 500				$ 70	(en) Proof	1.2%

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