Token - 180th Anniversary of the Greek War of Independence Mando Mavrogenous

Features

Location Greece
Type Coin patterns › Mint token
Year 2001
Composition Brass
Weight 10 g
Diameter 30 mm
Thickness 2.9 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
176007

Commemorative issue

180th Anniversary of the Greek War of Independence

Obverse

Manto Mavrogenous (Greek: Μαντώ Μαυρογένους) (1796 – July 1848) was a Greek heroine of the Greek War of Independence. A rich woman, she spent all her fortune for the Hellenic cause. Under her encouragement, her European friends contributed money and guns to the revolution.

Lettering: Μαντώ Μαυρογένους

Translation: Mando Mavrogennous

Reverse

The building of the Parliament of Greece, built in 1843. Since 1935 is the building of the Parliament.

Lettering:
ΒΟΥΛΗ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ
2001
180 ΧΡΟΝΙΑ
ΑΠΟ ΤΗΝ ΕΠΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΗ
ΤΟΥ 1821

Translation:
PARLIAMENT OF GREECE
2001
180 YEARS
SINCE THE GREEK WAR
OF INDEPENDENCE

Edge

Smooth

Mint

The National Mint of the Bank of Greece (Νομισματοκοπείο - ΙΕΤΑ), Athens, Greece (1972-date)

Comments

The central plaza in the capital town of Mykonos bears her name and contains a larger than life bust of her. The main square in the port town of Paroikia in Paros has also been given her name. Greece has honored this heroine by naming several streets across the country after her. The Greek government has released several commemorative coins in her honor.[1] A film was also made about her life, titled Manto Mavrogenous (1971), in which she was portrayed by Tzeni Karezi.

Mavrogenous was depicted on the reverse of the Greek 2 drachmas coin of 1988–2001.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
2001 

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