Depicts a portrait in the left profile of Constantine Kanaris, surrounded by his name.

Konstantinos Kanaris, also anglicised as Constantine Kanaris or Canaris (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Κανάρης; c. 1790–1877), was a Greek admiral, Prime Minister, and a hero of the Greek War of Independence.

Depicts a corvette on the sea above value dividing date, state name (Hellenic Republic) above.

Corvettes are small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, smaller than a frigate, and they were heavily used during the Hellenic liberation fight (1821-1827). When referring to sailing ships, a corvette is a ship-rigged sloop. Almost all modern navies use ships smaller than frigates for coastal duty, but not all of them use the term "corvette."