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Republic of Greece, 1 Euro 2002

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Republic of Greece, 1 Euro 2002 (obverse) Republic of Greece, 1 Euro 2002 (reverse)

The Greek euro-coins feature a unique design for each of the eight coins. The 1-euro-coin depicts a 5th century BC tetradrachm from Athens, hence a coin in a coin. The ancient Athenian tetradrachm ("four drachmae") was the most widely used coin in the Greek world.

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