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5000 Drachmai PanEuropean Games
| Issuer | Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The Greek national coat of arms — a quartered shield bearing a white cross on blue — is displayed at centre, encircled by a finely detailed olive wreath tied at the base. The circular legend ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ (Hellenic Republic) runs along the upper periphery in Greek characters. Below the wreath, the denomination ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ 5000 is inscribed in two lines, with the date 1982 beneath in the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | A three-quarter facing portrait bust of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games, is rendered in high relief at centre, depicting him in period dress with a prominent moustache. To the lower right of the bust appears the stylised emblem of the European Athletic Association. The curved legend XIII ΠΑΝΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΟΙ ΑΓΩΝΕΣ ΣΤΙΒΟΥ ΑΘΗΝΑ 1982 (XIII Pan-European Track and Field Games Athens 1982) arcs along the upper periphery, while the name PIERRE DE COUBERTIN is inscribed in Latin characters below the portrait. At the base, the Greek motto ΡΗΤΟΙ Τ'ΑΡΡΗΤΟΙΤΕ is engraved across the lower field. |
| Reverse script | Greek, Latin |
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