2002 Greece 2 Euro €2 -“S” Series Minted In Finland, Spartan Mythology-Error-UNC

Features Of Proof Coin

Issuer Greece

Period Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date)

Type Circulating commemorative coin

Year 2020

Value 2 Euros

2 EUR = USD 2.14

Currency Euro (2002-date)

Composition Bimetallic: nickel brass centre in copper-nickel ring

Weight 8.50 g

Diameter 25.75 mm

Thickness 2.20 mm

Shape Round

Technique Milled

Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑

Number N#198590Help

References KM# 325

Commemorative issue

2.500 Years Since the Battle of Thermopylae

Obverse

Helmet of ancient Hellenic warrior, encircled by meander motif and lettering. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Script: Greek

Lettering:

2500 ΧΡΟΝΙΑ ΑΠΟ ΤΗ ΜΑΧΗ ΤΩΝ ΘΕΡΜΟΠΥΛΩΝ

2020

ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ

Translation:

2500 YEARS FROM THE BATTLE OF THERMOPYLAE

2020

HELLENIC REPUBLIC

Engraver: Geórgios Stamatópoulos

Reverse

A map, next to the face value, shows the European continent without borders.

Script: Latin

Lettering: 2 EURO LL

Engraver: Luc Luycx

Edge

Reeded with inscription.

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ

Translation: Hellenic Republic

2 Euros (Battle of Thermopylae) - obverse

Mint

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

Comments

In 480 BC, the Greeks, under the command of Leonidas, king of Sparta, tried to halt the advance of the vast Persian army at the narrow pass of Thermopylae. The Greeks’ self-sacrifice, following Leonidas’s refusal to surrender his arms with the famously defiant retort “Come and take them” («Μολών λαβέ»), is a timeless inspiration for every nation fighting for freedom.