Greece 2016 Arkadi Monastery

Greece 2016 Arkadi Monastery
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  • Product Code:Greece 2016 Arkadijaus vienuolynas
  • SKU:400034
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Arkadi Monastery

This issue commemorates the 150th anniversary of the torching of the Arkadi Monastary.

The monastery played an active role in the Cretan resistance of Ottoman rule during the Cretan revolt of 1866. 943 Greeks, mostly women and children, sought refuge in the monastery. After three days of battle and under orders from the abbot of the monastery, the Cretans blew up barrels of gunpowder, choosing to sacrifice themselves rather than surrender.

The reverse design shows the Arkadi Monastery with the inscription "MONASTERY OF ARKADI" in Greek.

Weight - 8.5 g.

Quality - UNC (Uncirculated)

Diameter - 25.75 mm.

Composition - Bimetallic - nickel brass clad nickel center in copper-nickel ring

Circulation - 748'500 pcs

Country of origin - Greece

Year of release - 2017

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