The inner part of the coin depicts a seven-pointed star inscribed in Greek with the words: ‘150 YEARS SINCE THE UNION OF THE IONIAN ISLANDS (EPTÁNISA) WITH GREECE 1864-2014’, the name of the issuing country ‘HELLENIC REPUBLIC’ and the mint mark of the Greek State Mint. The spaces between the points of the star feature the symbols of the Ionian Islands. The entire design is encircled in a decorative stylised wave motif. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European Union.
Obverse script
Greek
Obverse lettering
150
ΧΡΟΝΙΑ
ΑΠΟ ΤΗΝ ΕΝΩΣΗ
ΤΩΝ ΕΠΤΑΝΗΣΩΝ
ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ
1864-2014
ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ
ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ (Translation: 150 Years of the Union of the Ionian Islands With Greece 1864-2014 Greek Democracy)
Reverse description
A map, next to the face value, shows the European continent without borders.
