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2017 Greece 2 Euro Uncirculated Coin "Nikos Kazantzakis 60 Years" (Zorba Greek)
$3.14
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- Item must be returned within: 30 Days
- Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
- Certification: Uncertified
- All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
- Condition: New from mint roll. These are regular circulating coins that have never entered into circulation. Dings, shadows and/or bag marks might be present. Photos supplied by the Bank of Greece.
- Restocking Fee: No
- Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
Description
Mint: Bank of Greece
Denomination: €2
Quality: UNC
Issue limit: 742,500
Alloy: Base Metal
Diameter: 25.75 mm
Weight: 8.5 grams
Box/Capsule: No/No
Certificate: No
This issue commemorates the 60th anniversary of the death of writer Nikos Kasantzakis.
Nikos Kazantzakis (1883–1957) is widely considered a giant of modern
Greek literature, and he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature
in nine different years. Kazantzakis’ novels included Zorba the Greek
(published 1946 as Life and Times of Alexis Zorbas), Christ Recrucified
(1948), Captain Michalis (1950, translated ‘Freedom or Death), and The
Last Temptation of Christ (1955). He also wrote plays, travel books,
memoirs and philosophical essays such as The Saviors of God: Spiritual
Exercises. His fame spread in the English-speaking world due to
cinematic adaptations of Zorba the Greek (1964) and The Last Temptation
of Christ (1988).
The reverse depicts a portrait of Nikos Kasantzakis and the inscription “60 YEARS OF THE DEATH OF NIKOS KASANTZAKIS” in Greek.
