Greece

2018

Commemorative coin

Kostis Palamas – 75 years in memoriam

Official Journal of the European Union

The design features a portrait of the Greek poet Kostis Palamas (1859-1943). Inscribed along the inner edge at left is the wording ‘HELLENIC REPUBLIC’ and the name ‘KOSTIS PALAMAS’ (in Greek). Also inscribed is a palmette (the mintmark of the Greek Mint) and the year of issuance ‘2018’. Visible at the lower right is the monogram of the artist (George Stamatopoulos). The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

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Kostis Palamas (1859-1943), a Greek literary figure, made a decisive contribution with his poetry to the fact that the modern Greek vernacular was able to assert itself against the antiquated high language in literature. On the occasion of the 1st Olympic Games of Modern Times in Athens in 1896, he wrote the text of the Olympic hymn.

Edge lettering

Designer