Greece. 2 Euro 2014 UNC, EL GRECO : Domenikos Theotokopoulos BANK OF GREECE MINT

Description: GREECE : 2 Euros ( Greek Coin ) Special issue B-UNCYEAR : 2014This coin is COMMEMORATIVEfor the 150 years from the Unification of the Ionian Islandsto the Greek state1864 - 2014The main Ionian Islands are : Corfu, Paxos, Lefkas, Kefalonia, Ithaca, Zakynthos and Cythera RRR : Extremely Rare coin !!! Coin designed by : G. StamatopoulosDate of Issue : 24 September 2014Only 754.000 pieces============================Diameter25.75 mmThickness2.20 mmWeight8.50 grComposition Ring Cupronickel (75% copper - 25% nickel clad on nickel core), center Nickel brass (75% copper - 20% zinc - 5% nickel)EdgeEdge lettering (Hellenic Republic), fine milled!!! GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC !!!============================2 euros 150th Anniversary from the unification of the Ionian Islandstothe Greek state The Ionian Islands (Modern Greek : Ιόνια νησιά, Ionia nisia, Ancient Greek, Katharevousa : Ἰόνιοι Νῆσοι, Ionioi Nēsoi, Italian : Isole Ionie) are a group of islands in Greece. They are traditionally called the Heptanese, i.e. "the Seven Islands" (Greek : Ἑπτάνησα, Heptanēsa or Ἑπτάνησος, Heptanēsos, Italian : Eptaneso), but the group includes many smaller islands as well as the seven principal ones.Unification Of The Ionian Islands The 21st May marks the date in 1864 when the Ionian islands were reunited with the rest of Greece. It's a bank holiday with local bands and marching in the squares of Argostoli and Lixouri.History Of The Unification After the French Revolution of 1848, an insurrection broke out in Kefalonia as there was a strong feeling towards re-uniting Kefalonia and the rest of the Ionian islands to Greece. This was rigorously put down by the British by 1849. From that time, however, the first vote of the Chamber, whenever it assembled, was in favour of the union with Greece, after which vote it was immediately dissolved. The British Government, after sending Mr. Gladstone to investigate the situation in the Ionian islands decided to surrender the islands to Greece. King George I, upon ascending the throne at Athens, in 1863, consented to succeed Otho I only upon England's undertaking to cede the Ionian Archipelago to the Hellenic Kingdom. This cession was effected between 21 May and 2 June 1864. Since that time the Ionians have formed the three nomarchies, or departments, of Corfu, Kefalonia and Zakynthos.GeographyThe seven are, from north to south :KERKYRA (Κέρκυρα) usually known as Corfu in English and Corfù in ItalianPAXI (Παξοί) also known as Paxos in EnglishLEFKADA (Λευκάδα) also known as Lefkas in EnglishITHAKI (Ιθάκη) usually known as Ithaca in EnglishKEFALONIA (Κεφαλλονιά) often known as Kefalonia, Cefalonia and Kefallinia in EnglishZAKYNTHOS (Ζάκυνθος) sometimes known as Zante in English and ItalianKYTHIRA (Κύθηρα) usually known as Cythera in English and sometimes known as Cerigo in English and ItalianThe six northern islands are off the west coast of Greece, in the Ionian Sea. The seventh island, Kythira, is off the southern tip of the Peloponnese, the southern part of the Greek mainland. Kythira is not part of the region of the Ionian Islands, as it is included in the region of Attica.HistoryThe islands were settled by Greeks at an early date, possibly as early as 1200 BC, and certainly by the 9th century BC. The early Eretrian settlement at Kerkyra was displaced by colonists from Corinth in 734 BC. The islands were mostly a backwater during Ancient Greek times and played little part in Greek politics. The one exception was the conflict between Kerkyra and its mother-City Corinth in 434 BC, which brought intervention from Athens and triggered the Peloponnesian War.Ithaca was the name of the island home of Odysseus in the epic Ancient Greek poem the Odyssey by Homer. Attempts have been made to identify Ithaki with ancient Ithaca, but the geography of the real island cannot be made to fit Homer's description. Archeological investigations have revealed interesting findings in both Kefalonia and Ithaca.============================Condition :The coin characterized : B-Unc. 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