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10 Euros Olympics Torch Relay - Africa
| Issuer | Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features two stylised olive branches arranged in a wreath-like composition, their sprigs curving symmetrically around the five interlocked Olympic rings at centre. Above the rings, the inscription ΑΘΗΝΑ 2004 is incused in the field. The denomination legend 10 ΕΥΡΩ appears in large raised characters along the lower periphery. The outer border is ornamented with twelve raised five-pointed stars reminiscent of the European Union motif, set against a deeply mirrored proof field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Greece issued this coin as part of a multi-piece series marking the return of the Olympics to Athens in 2004 — the first time the Games had been held there since the modern revival in 1896. The torch relay that year was itself historic: for the first time, the flame traveled to all five continents before arriving in Athens, covering roughly 78,000 kilometers across 34 countries over 78 days.
The Africa leg passed through South Africa and Zimbabwe, carrying a flame that had been lit at ancient Olympia using a parabolic mirror and sunlight — the same method used since the 1936 Berlin Games introduced the relay tradition.