GREECE 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES 2004 ANNIVERSARY SILVER PROOF COIN

Description: GREECE 2012 SILVER PROOF 10 EURO GREEK PHILOSOPHERS SERIES '' SOCRATES '' GREECE 2012 SILVER PROOF 10 EURO GREEK PHILOSOPHERS SERIES '' SOCRATES '' Issuer Greece Period Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date) Type Non-circulating coin Year 2012 Value 10 Euro10 EUR = EUR 10 Currency Euro (2002-date) Composition Silver (.925) Weight 34.1 g Diameter 40 mm Shape Round Number N# 41791 References KM# 248 SOCRATES (469-399 BC). Socrates, the Athenian philosopher, was one of the most prominent figures of ancient Greek culture. He devoted himself to discussing philosophy with people from all walks of life in the city’s public venues, but, unlike the sophists, refused payment for his teachings. As he left no written work, knowledge of his teachings has reached us through the writings of his students, foremost amongst them Plato. Socrates represents a turning point in philosophy, breaking with the earlier cosmologies to focus on man. Convinced that “no one voluntarily does evil” and seeking to found ethics on knowledge, Socrates would steer his interlocutors towards uncovering the truth that all men innately possess, with his skilful use of dialectic, maieutic and inductive methods of inquiry, the cornerstones of logic. His penetrating criticism of the moral conventions of Athenian society, however, was misunderstood. As a result, he was brought to trial in his old age on charges of impiety and sentenced to death. Faithful to his convictions to the very end, he turned down pleas to flee from Athens, preferring instead to submit to the verdict handed down by his city. GREECE 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES 2004 ANNIVERSARY SILVER PROOF COIN Denomination: €10Diameter: 40 mmWeight: 34.10 grEdge: plainMaterial: silver (Ag) 92.5%Packaging: coin box with certificate of authenticityMaximum issue: 2,000 piecesMinting quality: proofCoin designed by: G. StamatopoulosOne hundred and eight years after their first modern revival in Greece, the Olympic Games returned home in 2004, with the 28th Summer Olympics of Athens. The games were hosted in several Olympic venues in Attica and the regions, while the shot put event was held in the stadium of Ancient Olympia, to honour the birthplace of the games. A total of 10,625 athletes from 201 countries participated.Greece won 16 medals (6 gold, 6 silver, 4 bronze) in the Olympics and 11 (1 gold, 3 silver, 7 bronze) in the Paralympics that followed in September. The conduct of the Athens 2004 Olympics was a very complex and demanding undertaking, which required a huge mobilisation of the Greek economy and society, assisted by an unprecedented mass of volunteers. Greece won high acclaim for the impeccable organisation and hospitality. The legacy of the 2004 Olympics, in addition to the valuable know-how that was gained, includes modern Olympic facilities, as well as numerous construction projects and infrastructures that were built or expedited for the occasion.ALL OUR ITEMS ARE guaranteed to be 100% AUTHENTIC OUR FEEDBACK GUARANTY OUR QUALITY SERVICESIF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED, YOU CAN RETURN WITHIN 10 DAYS, FULL REFUNDBYERS WILL PAY SHIPPING COSTBID WITH CONFIDENCE!!! WE SHIP WORLDWIDE WITH REGISTERED SIGNED - MAIL +WE COMBINE SHIPMENTS WITH NO ADDITIONAL COSTBUY AS MANY AS YOU WANT AND SAVE ON SHIPPING!!!ITEMS WON, MUST BE PAID WITHIN 3 DAYS OR SALE COULD BE CANCELLEDITEMS WILL BE SHIPPED WITHIN 2 DAYS OF CLEAR PAYMENTITEM TRACKING NUMBER CAN BE PROVIDED..Check out my other items!

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