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50 Euros Apollo Epikourios
| Issuer | Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | A detailed view of the surviving colonnade of the Temple of Apollo Epikourios at Bassae is depicted in high relief at the centre of the field, showing the fluted Doric columns and stepped stylobate in partial ruin. The curved legend 'Ο ΝΑΟΣ ΤΟΥ ΕΠΙΚΟΥΡΙΟΥ ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΟΣ' arcs along the upper inner rim. The date '2024', preceded by a small mint ornament, is inscribed along the lower exergual area. The engraver's initials appear discreetly in the lower right field. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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The Temple of Apollo Epikourios at Bassae, built in the late 5th century BC and attributed to Iktinos — one of the Parthenon's architects — was already a ruin by the time the British removed its sculptural frieze to London in 1812, where it remains in the British Museum. Greece designated the temple a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986, the first individual monument in Greece to receive that status, and since the 1980s the entire structure has been sheltered under a tent due to accelerating deterioration from frost and seismic activity.