50 Euro Cents 1st map

€118.00
IssuerGreece
Year2002-2006
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value50 Euro Cents
CurrencyEuro (2002-date)
CompositionNordic gold (89% Copper, 5% Aluminium, 5% Zinc, 1% Tin)
Weight7.80 g
Dimensions24.25 mm
Thickness2.38 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Nikos Nikolaou, Geórgios Stamatópoulos
Reverse: Luc Luycx
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#186, Schön#136
Obverse descriptionA 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
Obverse scriptGreek
Obverse lettering50 ΛΕΠΤΑ 2005 Ελ. Βενιζέλος ΓΣ
(Translation: 50 Cents 2005 El. Venizelos GS)
Reverse descriptionA map, next to the face value, symbolizes the gathering of the fifteen nations of the European Union.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering50 LL EURO CENT
EdgeIndented
MintNational 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)
Mintage2002  - - 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
Catalog ID2916312390
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