Greece 2015 Spyridon Louis
Spyridon Louis
In a last minute change, Greece changed the theme of the 2-euro commemorative coin for 2015 from „75th Anniversary of the October 28, 1940,“ to „75th Anniversary of the death of the Athlete Spiridon Louis „.
Spiridon Louis was a Greek water-carrier who won the first
modern-day Olympic marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics, thereby becoming a
national hero. Louis was born in the town of Marousi, which is now a suburb to
the north of Athens, into a poor family. Louis’s father sold mineral water in
Athens, at the time lacking a central water supply, and his son helped him by
transporting it.
Weight - 8.5 g.
Quality - UNC (Uncirculated)
Diameter - 25.75 mm.
Composition - Bimetallic - nickel brass
clad nickel center in copper-nickel ring
Circulation - 741'000 pcs
Country of origin - Greece
Year of release - 2015
