Greece 10 Euro Cent 2002-2006

History

10 Euro Cent 2002-2006, KM# 184, Greece, 2002: F mark in star for the Paris Mint

Obverse. Photo © NumisCorner.com

Description

In 2002, coins were minted for Greece in Greek Mint, as well as mints Spain, Finland and France. This was due to the fact that Greece joined the euro area only 1 January 2001 and the Greek mint lacked the capacity to produce the required number of coins to January 1, 2002. In subsequent years, the coins were minted only in the local mint.

On the coins of 2002 the Paris Mint was designated by the letter F in the star at 8 hours.

Obverse	Person (politician, revolutionary, entrepreneur) Rigas Feraios A portrait of Rigas Feraios (1757–1798), a writer and revolutionary. Feraios was an eminent figure of Greek Enlightenment and was the first victim of the uprising against the Ottoman Empire. His name in Greek is shown below the portrait and to the right is the denomination in Greek with the year to the left. Sign of Athens Mint (stylized acanthus leaf) stands on all coins of Greece, regardless of the origin of the coins. Engravers: Perikles Sotiriou, Georgios Stamatopoulos (ΓΣ) 10 2002 ΛΕΠΤΑ Ρήγας Φεραίος ΓΣ
Reverse	Geography & astronomy Map A geographical map of Western Europe spans the outer ring and inner core on the left side of the coin. 12 stars are located on the left side of the outer ring, with six stars atop the map of Europe and six stars below it; six vertical stripes cut across the inner core of the coin, visually connecting the upper and lower star segments. Luc Luycx, a designer at the Royal Belgian Mint, designed the Euro’s common reverse; his initials, LL, are seen on the right side of the design, just under the “0” in “10.” 10 LL EURO CENT
Edge	Indented