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10 Euros Disc Throw
| Issuer | Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 2004 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Two discus throwers are depicted in dynamic, overlapping composition against a polished mirror field: in the foreground, a finely detailed modern athlete rendered in high relief, shown at full extension in the act of releasing the discus, his musculature and athletic attire clearly articulated; behind him, the ghostly silhouette of an ancient Greek discobulus, rendered in a rougher, textured relief evoking classical sculpture, echoes the same throwing motion with the discus raised aloft. The juxtaposition of the two figures symbolizes the continuity between the ancient and modern Olympic traditions. Both athletes stand on a shared ground line, occupying the full diameter of the coin's field. |
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Part of Greece's ambitious 2004 Athens Olympics commemorative program, which ultimately ran to dozens of silver and gold issues across multiple years of release. The disc throw — diskos — carries particular weight in this context: the event traces directly to ancient Greek athletic tradition, and Athens had lobbied hard for the 1996 centennial Games before losing to Atlanta, making the 2004 return acutely symbolic for the host nation.
Struck in .925 silver at the Hellenic Mint in Athens, the KM#191 attribution places it firmly within the larger Olympic series catalogued sequentially by type.