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20 000 Drachmes Olympics
| Issuer | Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts the Panathenaic Stadium (Kallimarmaro) in the foreground with the Acropolis and the Parthenon rising on the rocky outcrop behind it, rendered in fine relief. Above the central device, a laurel wreath enclosing the date 1896 references the first modern Olympic Games. The circular legend ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ arcs along the upper periphery, with the date 1996 descending along the right side. The denomination ΔΡΑΧΜΕΣ 20.000 is inscribed in two lines across the lower field, with a small mint fleur-de-lis mark below. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ 1896 1996 ΔΡΑΧΜΕΣ 20.000 (Translation: HELLENIC REPUBLIC / 1896 / 1996 / DRACHMES / 20,000) |
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Issued to mark the centennial of the modern Olympic Games, which Athens expected to host — a bid that ultimately failed, with the 1996 centenary Games awarded to Atlanta instead. The loss was a significant political embarrassment in Greece, making this commemorative a document of national frustration as much as celebration.