5 Euros Nikolaos Gysis

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Reverse description	Right-facing bust portrait of the Greek painter Nikolaos Gysis, depicted in fine detail with a full beard and period attire, occupying the central and left portions of the field. The curved inscription ΝΙΚΟΛΑΟΣ ΓΥΖΗΣ 1842-1901 runs along the upper left periphery in Greek script, recording the artist's name and life dates. The year of issue, 2017, appears in the right field. A small decorative floral ornament is visible above the date. The overall engraving style is realistic and finely modeled, consistent with commemorative portraiture.
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Additional information	Nikolaos Gysis (1842–1901) was the preeminent figure of the Munich School in Greek art, spending most of his career in Bavaria while remaining obsessed with Hellenic subject matter. This coin was issued as part of the Bank of Greece's ongoing collector series honoring Greek cultural figures, a program that has leaned heavily on painters, poets, and architects largely unknown outside Greece but considered canonical within it. Gysis died before completing his final large-scale work, leaving a body of paintings now held primarily at the Benaki Museum in Athens and the Neue Pinakothek in Munich.