A portrait of Eleftherios Venizelos (1864-1936), one of Greece’s most prominent political figures, accompanied by a legend indicating his name `Ελ. Βενιζέλος`, the value, and the 12 stars of Europe around the rim
A map, next to the face value, symbolizes the gathering of the fifteen nations of the European Union.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
50
LL
EURO
CENT
Edge
Indented
Mint
National Mint of the Bank of Greece (Νομισματοκοπείο - ΙΕΤΑ), Athens, Greece(1972-date) Royal Dutch Mint (Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt), Utrecht, Netherlands (1010-date) F Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage
2002 - - 93 000 000 2002 - BU set - 54 945 2002 - BU set (Dutch Mint - Set; error strike: inscription with 2 instead of 3 lines at top left) - 5 000 2002 F - `F` mark in Star - 70 000 000 2003 - - 700 000 2003 - BU set - 99 300 2004 - - 500 000 2004 - BU set - 30 000 2005 - - 1 000 000 2005 - BU set - 50 000 2006 - - 1 000 000 2006 - BU set - 50 000