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A 2 euro commemorative coin of the Hellenic Republic, issued on April 22, 2021, with a circulation of 1,470,000 copies. Dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution. The author of the design is Georgios Stamatopoulos. Bimetallic, diameter 25.75 mm, weight 8.5 g.
Overse
The center of the coin depicts a circle with the Greek flag inside. Around it is a laurel wreath of symmetrical branches - a symbol of victory and honoring the heroes of the revolution. In the upper part, around the circle, there is a Greek inscription: "1821 - 2021 200 ΧΡΟΝΙΑ ΑΠΟ ΤΗΝ ΕΠΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΗ" (200 years since the Greek Revolution). Below - "ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ". In the center below is the symbol of the Athens Mint (stylized anthemion). Slightly above is the monogram of the author Georgios Stamatopoulos. On the outer ring are the 12 stars of the European Union.
Reverse
The reverse is the common side of the 2 euro coins of the second type, designed by Luc Luix. It depicts a map of Europe as a single continent without internal borders. On the left is a large denomination "2" and the inscription "EURO", on the right is a map. On the outer ring are the 12 stars of the EU.
Historical context
The Greek Revolution of 1821-1829 was a national liberation uprising of the Greek people against the almost 400-year rule of the Ottoman Empire, which led to the creation of an independent modern Greek state. The beginning of the revolution is traditionally associated with March 25, 1821, when Metropolitan Germanus the Elder of Patras raised the rebel flag at the monastery of Agia Lavra in the Peloponnese. The revolution was prepared by the secret society "Filiki Eteria" (Society of Friends), founded in Odessa in 1814. Among the heroes of the revolution are Theodoros Kolokotronis, Athanasios Diakos, Laskarina Bouboulina, Georgios Karaiskakis and many others. The Greeks waged an armed struggle on land and sea, won important victories, but also suffered tragic defeats (the massacres at Chios and Psara). The victories of the allied fleet of Great Britain, France and Russia at Navarino (1827) and the Russo-Turkish War of 1828-1829 were decisive. The independence of Greece was legally established by the London Protocol of 1830 and the Treaty of Constantinople of 1832.