The image of the owl featured in this design was copied from an ancient Athenian 4-drachma coin (fifth century BC)

A geographical image of Europe

Interrupted milled

The Minister for the National Economy and the Governor of the Bank of Greece chose the designs for their euro coins from a set of proposals presented by a national technical and artistic committee. The designer of the winning motifs was sculptor Georges Stamatopoulos, sponsored by the Bank of Greece. There is a separate design for each denomination