Phoenix rising from its flames, hexagram and cross above the bird, legend the Greek Republic around and date below.

In Greek mythology, a phoenix is a long-lived bird that is cyclically regenerated or born again. Associated with the Sun, a phoenix obtains new life by arising from the ashes of its predecessor. According to some texts, the phoenix could live over 1,400 years before rebirth. Herodotus, Lucan, Pliny the Elder, Pope Clement I, Lactantius, Ovid, and Isidore of Seville are among those who have contributed to the retelling and transmission of the phoenix motif.

The seal of Greece under Governor Ioannis Kapodistrias (1828–1832) was the phoenix.

Denomination within wreath.