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2500 Drachmai Pan-European Games
| Issuer | Greece |
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| Year | 1982 |
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| Currency | Third modern drachma (1954-2001) |
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| Obverse description | The Greek national coat of arms, a shield bearing a white cross on blue, is depicted at the centre of the field, surrounded by an olive wreath tied at the base. The circular legend ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ (Hellenic Republic) runs along the upper periphery in Greek characters. Below the arms, the denomination ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ 2500 is inscribed in two lines, with the date 1982 appearing at the bottom of the field. |
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| Reverse description | A winged female figure, evoking the goddess Nike (Victory), is rendered in high relief at the centre of the field, shown striding forward with large outspread wings, draped robes billowing behind her, and a palm frond held in her left hand. To the lower right of the figure appears the stylised logo of the European Athletics Championships. The surrounding circular legend, in Greek characters, reads XIII ΠΑΝΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΟΙ ΑΓΩΝΕΣ ΣΤΙΒΟΥ ΑΘΗΝΑ 1982 (XIII Pan-European Track and Field Games Athens 1982) along the upper arc, and ΑΘΛΗΤΙΣΜΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΕΙΡΗΝΗ (Athletics and Peace) along the lower arc. The engraver's initials B.S. appear in the lower left field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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