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500 Drachmes Diagoras
| Issuer | Bank of Greece |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Currency | Third modern drachma (1954-2001) |
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| Obverse description | Central design features a laurel wreath enclosing a square containing the five interlocking rings of the Olympic Games emblem, serving as the official logo of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. The legend ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ (Hellenic Republic) arcs around the upper periphery, while ΑΘΗΝΑ 2004 and the denomination 500 ΔΡΑΧΜΕΣ appear in the lower field. The composition is rendered in a clean, modern graphic style consistent with official Olympic promotional coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts the ancient Olympic champion Diagoras of Rhodes, victorious at the 464 BC Olympiad, being hoisted aloft on the shoulders of his two sons in a scene of triumph, as recorded by the poet Pindar. The figures are rendered in a stylized relief evoking ancient Greek artistic tradition. The legend Ο ΟΛΥΜΠΙΟΝΙΚΗΣ ΔΙΑΓΟΡΑΣ (the Olympic victor Diagoras) appears in the field, accompanied by the date 2000 and the engraver's initials ΠΓ and Θ.Π. |
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