2 Euros Domenikos Theotokopoulos

Features

Issuer	Greece
Period	Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	2014
Value	2 Euros 2 EUR = USD 2.32
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 ↑↑
Number	N# 65017
References	KM# 259 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 209 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

400th Anniversary of the Death of Domenikos Theotokopoulos

Obverse

The inner part of the coin shows a portrait of Domenikos Theotokopoulos. The background features a typical figure from his work, illustrative of his technique. On the left: the year 2014 and the characteristic signature of the artist (‘Domenikos Theotokopoulos Epoiei’). On the right: the mint mark of the Greek State Mint. The entire design is encircled in an inscription reading in Greek ‘DOMENIKOS THEOTOKOPOULOS 1541-1614’ and the name of the issuing country ‘HELLENIC REPUBLIC’. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European Union.

Script: Greek

Lettering:
ΔΟΜΗΝΙΚΟΣ ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ 1541-1614
ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ
2014

Translation:
Domenikos Theotokopoulos 1541-1614
Hellenic Republic
2014

Engraver: Geórgios Stamatópoulos

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

Mint

National Mint of the Bank of Greece (Νομισματοκοπείο - ΙΕΤΑ), Athens, Greece (1972-date)

Comments

Domenikos Theotokopoulos (1541-1614), better known as El Greco, was born in Crete, where he first trained as a
painter, before studying under Titian in Venice. In 1577, he settled in Toledo, Spain, where he was to create his
more famous masterpieces. Considered a forerunner of modernism, he influenced several 20th-century artists.
The coin was issued in bankrolls, in Proof quality along with the proof year set and in BU quality on a coin card blister.

Present in sets

Greece 2014 Proof Set

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Date	Mintage	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
2014	742 500	$ 2.30	$ 2.60	$ 4.50	$ 4.50		98%
2014	7 500				$ 9.30	Coin card blister	2%
2014	2 500					Proof	1.1%

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