Depicted on this coin is a corvette, a type of ship used during the Greek War of Independence (1821-27).

show Europe in relation to Africa and Asia on a globe.

Smooth with a groove

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.