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5 Euros Theophilos
| Issuer | Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Technique | Milled, Colored |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a rectangular full-color reproduction of a painting by Theophilos Hatzimihail depicting two figures in traditional Greek folk dress — a man in a blue costume and a woman in white — set against an interior scene rendered in the artist's characteristic naïve style. The date 2020 is inscribed in large numerals at the top of the field, above the colorized panel. The denomination 5 ΕΥΡΩ is inscribed in large characters along the lower rim, set against a dark mirrored field. |
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| Reverse lettering | 5 ΕΥΡΩ (Translation: 5 EURO) |
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Theophilos Hatzimihail (c. 1870–1934) spent most of his life in poverty on Lesbos, painting tavern walls, shop fronts, and café ceilings in exchange for food and lodging. He died largely unrecognized. It was Stratis Eleftheriadis — the Paris-based art dealer known as Tériade — who posthumously brought Theophilos to international attention, eventually donating a significant collection to establish the Theophilos Museum in Vareia. The coin's 2020 issue falls within Greece's ongoing commemorative program honoring figures from the visual arts.