2 Euro Commemorative coins Greece 2014

150th anniversary of the Union of the Ionian Islands with Greece

The Obverse depicts a seven-pointed star bearing the inscription in Greek '150 YEARS OF UNION BETWEEN THE IONIAN ISLANDS AND GREECE', the dates '1864 - 2014', the inscription 'ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ' and the mintmark (the Anthemion flower, depicted stylised). The outer spaces between one tip and the other of the star are occupied by the coats of arms of the Ionian Islands; a stylised wave-shaped frame encloses the whole. On the outside are 12 five-pointed stars, the symbol of the European Union. The coin's Reverse is the new common side of Euro coins, with the face value '2' on the left and the European continent on the right, overlapped by the inscription "EURO". Six vertical lines with a star at each end are placed behind the Europe's image.
Edge: finely milled, with the inscription "ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ *" (Hellenic Republic), in incuse.
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass).

400 years since the death of El Greco

The Obverse depicts a portrait of Domenikos Theotokopoulos (known as 'El Greco'), while in the background is a figure representative of the painter's work and technique. To the left is the minting year and below it the artist's signature; to the upper right is the mintmark of Athens (the Anthemion flower, depicted stylised), to the upper left, in an arc, the inscription 'ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ', and finally, at the bottom, again in an arc, the inscription 'DOMENIKOS THEOTOKOPOULOS 1541-1614'. On the outside are 12 five-pointed stars, the symbol of the European Union. The coin's Reverse is the new common side of Euro coins, with the face value '2' on the left and the European continent on the right, overlapped by the inscription "EURO". Six vertical lines with a star at each end are placed behind the Europe's image.
Edge: finely milled, with the inscription "ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ *" (Hellenic Republic), in incuse.
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass).