Olympic Champion 464 b.C. DIAGORAS Olympic Coin 500 drachmas 2000 Olympic Games

Description

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GREECE.
500
DRACHMAI
YEAR :
2000
Mintage : 4.000.000
GREEK COIN [
KM#: 177
]
,
Diameter (mm):
28.5
Thickness (mm):
1.98 (+/- 0.01)
Weight (g):
9.54
Composition:
75% copper - 25% nickel
Shape:
Round
Edge:
Smooth
Engraver:
Nikiforos Lytras
[
Greek   Democracy
]
It is the Commemorative coin
OLYMPIC GAMES
:
Winner Olympics  DIAGORAS
Description:
The boxer Diagoras of Rhodes (464 BC) belonged to a noble family and during his life, he was known by the whole Greece, as the best example of an athlete. His style was unique. He never tried to avoid a blow from his opponent and always kept strictly the rules of the game. His sons became also Olympic winners and he was fortunate to see them winning, the one in boxing and the other in the pankratium. After their accomplishment, the joyous sons of Diagoras, crowned their father's head with olive branches and carried him in their shoulders. The whole stadium cheered and congratulated them and when someone advised him to die at that moment, Diagoras let his head drop and died instantly, in the shoulders of his sons. The grandchild of Diagoras also became an Olympic winner. The coin portrays Diagoras of Rhodes, carried on his two sons shoulders with the words "The Olympic Champion Diagoras".
Common side:
The modern Olympic Games is an international sports competition, held every four years at a different site. There are two types of Olympics, the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics. The modern Olympic Games began in Athens, Greece, in 1896, and the program for the Games included only summer events (the Winter Olympics were not established until 1924), in which about 300 athletes from fewer than 15 countries participated. The common side of the coin displays the denomination (500 drachmas), the sign of the Olympic Games (the five rings), the Athens 2004 Olympic Games logo (an Olive Wreath within a square) and in a semi-circle the inscription "Hellenic Republic".
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