2 Euros Platonic Academy

2013 year


Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring	8.50 g	25.75 mm

Description

Issuer	Greece
Period	Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Year	2013
Value	2 Euros 2 EUR = USD 2.20
Currency	Euro (2002-date)
Composition	Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring
Weight	8.50 g
Diameter	25.75 mm
Thickness	2.20 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated	2024-10-05

References

Numista	N#49903
Rarity index	8%

Reverse

A map, next to the face value, shows the European continent without borders.

Script: Latin

Lettering: 2 EURO LL

Engraver: Luc Luycx

Edge

Reeded with inscription

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ

Translation: Hellenic Republic

Comment

The Athenian philosopher Plato (427-347 B.C.) was the most distinguished disciple of Socrates and the one most credited with preserving the Socratic teachings for posterity in his Dialogues. Upon his return to Athens from the first journey to Italy in 387 B.C., he founded a philosophical school in the area of Academia (today’s Kolonos) named after the local hero Academos. For nearly 1,000 years (until 529 A.D.), the Academy enjoyed a reputation for excellence, building on and renewing the teachings of its founder. The ideas of the Academy were transmitted to the Arab world and, from there, to Medieval Europe. The word academy and its derivatives are now used in almost all languages for notions associated with higher learning, the scholarly community and prestigious cultural institutions.
The coin was issued in bankrolls, in Proof quality along with the proof year set and in BU quality on a coincard blister.

Interesting fact

The coin's design features an image of Plato, one of the most influential philosophers of ancient Greece, who founded the Academy in Athens, which was one of the earliest institutions of higher learning in the Western world. The coin's design also includes an image of the Academy's building, which was built in the 4th century BCE and is considered one of the most important architectural examples of ancient Greek civilization.

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
2013	4000	-	-	-	-	-	-

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