I just received a really nice gift from a friend for the new year's eve.
He knows I love stacking silver. And he knows that animal themed coins are my favorite.
So he got me something that kills two birds with one stone ๐ชจ
Usually I do more photos but I am currently on a trip enjoying myself so I won't bother much this time ๐
As you can see, the obverse features an owl, symbol of wisdom for the Greeks and the pet animal of Greek goddess Athena. I believe this one is sitting on an olive branch, which among other things is associated with the customs of ancient Greece and connected with supplication to divine beings and persons in power.
This side reads
ฮฮฅฮกฮฉฮ ฮ
ฮฮฮฮฮฃ
For
Europe
Greece
Ok, let's flip it
So here we have a cornucopia within 12 stars.
The stars symbolize the country members of the EU back in 1993 when the coin was minted.
As for the cornupia, it's a symbol of abundance and nourishment. In this case, a reference to how awesome the EU is blah blah blah. Meh.
We also have the denomination (10 ecu) and minting date (1993) here. If you haven't heard of the eco it was short of the predecessor of the EURO.
Not technically a currency but more of an electronic unit of account. Wikipedia has more info if you'd like to read more on the boring technicalities.
There's also some more text here
ฮ ฮฮฃฮคฮฮกฮฮฮ ฮฮฮฮฮฃ ฮฮฮ ฮ ฮฮฮ ฮฮฅฮกฮฉฮ ฮ
For
THE HISTORIC HELLAS AND THE NEW EUROPE
Ok, I think I have covered all the symbolisms and shit :D
After doing some digging, I found this is 10 g of 0.999 purity. There's also a bigger version of the token at 25 g. Exactly the same, just biggest!
And this pretty much concludes my first silver of 2025! And I fucking love it ๐ฅฐ
Fun Numismatics Posts
Enjoyed the post? Here is some more fun silver/numismatics themed content I have written in the past that you may enjoy:
- The country that uses plastic coins!
- My silver pocket piece
- My favorite piece from the stack
- The 10 Million Dollar Coin
- That's one big nugget!
- The Ten Thousand Dollar Bill ?!?!
- Biggest Gold Coin Ever
- A coin made of cardboard
- World's smallest gold coin
- World's First Flying Coin
- Manchukuo's Fiber Coins from 1945
And don't forget to join me in the silver gold stackers discord where I hang around! We are a fun bunch, I promise! Just click here!
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