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Title: New Greek 2€ coin
Post by: Maik on Saturday, 10 October, 2015 @ 18:36:31
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Greece honors Olympic runner with circulating commemorative €2 coin

A 2015 circulating commemorative €2 coin from Greece marks the 75th anniversary of death of runner Spiridon “Spyros” Louis.

Louis was known for being the first marathon winner of the modern Olympic Games, the summer event conducted in Greece in 1896.
http://www.coinworld.com/news/world-coins/2015/10/greece-honors-olympic-runner-with-circulating-commemorative-2-co.html

Spyridon Louis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyridon_Louis)


A 2€ commemorative coin from 2014 that passed me by unnoticed:
150th Anniversary of the Union of the Ionian Islands with Greece (http://www.coin-database.com/coins/2-euro-150th-anniversary-of-the-union-of-the-ionian-islands-with-greece-greece-2014.html)


Lots of other collectors coins from Greece at coin-database.com (http://www.coin-database.com/search.php?f_zeme=1&f_rok=&f_value=&f_alloy=&f_quality=&f_=Search)