6 Euros (Television) 2016 front 6 Euros (Television) 2016 back
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6 Euros Television

2016 year
Silver (.925) 10 g 28.50 mm
Description
Issuer
Greece
Period
Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
2016
Value
6 Euros 6 EUR = USD 6.59
Currency
Euro (2002-date)
Composition
Silver (.925)
Weight
10 g
Diameter
28.50 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-10-05
References
Numista
N#95256
Rarity index
78%

Reverse

The design features the form of a traditional TV with test signal.

Engraver: M. Antonatou

Edge

Plain

Comment

Greek television made its debut on 23 February 1966, when the National Radio Foundation (EIR) conducted a two-hour test broadcast to an estimated 2,000 viewers in Athens. Soon afterwards, the Armed Forces Television, later known as the Armed Forces Information Service (YENED), began its own broadcasts. Both EIR (renamed EIRT to reflect its expansion to television) and YENED, despite undergoing a number of name changes, continued to define Greece’s television landscape until the advent of private television in 1989. To this day, the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), established in 1975, remains Greece’s public broadcaster. Since then, television has made its way into every Greek household and evolved from black-and-white to colour, from analogue to digital and further on to web and interactive, providing information, entertainment, communication and opening a window onto the world.

Packaging: Coin box with Certificate of Authenticity
Minting quality: Proof

Interesting fact

The Television coin from Greece, released in 2016, features a unique design that incorporates a small LED light that lights up the screen of the television when the coin is tilted. This innovative feature was a first for a coin and was created to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the invention of the first television by Greek inventor, Philo Farnsworth.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2016  1500 - - - - - -

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 6 Euros (Television) 2016 coin.