| Description : Kostis Palamas (1858‐1943), 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‐level language in literature. On the occasion of the 1st Olympic Games in Athens 1896 he
wrote the text of the Olympic hymn. On the left is the arched, two‐line text
"ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ"
("Hellenic Republic") and "ΚΩΣΤΗΣ ΠΑΛΑΜΑΣ" (Kostis
Palamas). A palmette the mint mark of the Greek mint
Νομισματοκοπειο / Nomismatokopeio
(Bank of Greece ‐ Mint) in Halandri is shown on the left. On the right, the year of issue "2018" and the signet
"ΣΤΑΜ" of the coin designer Georgios Stamatopoulos, who designed the portrait after a photograph
of the poet. |
