Subject of commemoration: The 2 500th anniversary of the Battle of Marathon
Description of the design: The inner part of the coin shows a synthesis of a shield and a runner/warrior symbolising the battle for freedom and the noble ideals derived from the battle of Marathon. The bird on the shield symbolises the birth of western civilization at his present form. Around the image it is written in Greek ‘ΜΑΡΑΘΩΝΑΣ/2500 ΧΡΟΝΙΑ/490 Π.Χ./2010 Μ.Χ.’ and the issuing country ‘ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ’.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Number of coins to be issued: 2,5 million
Date of issue: October 2010
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