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SILVER COIN – THE INTEGRATION OF MACEDONIA AND THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN AEGEAN ISLANDS

SILVER COIN – THE INTEGRATION OF MACEDONIA AND THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN AEGEAN ISLANDS

1913 – The integration of Macedonia and the Northern and Eastern Aegean islands

THE COIN DEPICTS PAVLOS MELAS

Greece’s largest territorial expansion came after the Balkan Wars of 1912-1913, with the incorporation of Macedonia and the Eastern Aegean islands. Prior to the Balkan Wars, Macedonia, still under Ottoman rule, had become an apple of discord between Greece and Bulgaria. This sparked the Struggle for Macedonia, with Greek and Bulgarian guerrilla bands fighting for control of the disputed areas and vying for the national allegiance of their inhabitants. The coin portrays Pavlos Melas (1870-1904), an officer of the Greek Army and hero of the Greek Struggle for Macedonia, who assumed command of the Greek guerrillas in the Kastoria-Monastiri region. His heroic death in a clash with an Ottoman army unit made him a symbol of the Greek Struggle for Macedonia and inspired many Greeks to follow his example.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION

Denomination: €10

Diameter: 40 mm

Weight: 34.10 g

Edge: plain

Material: silver (Ag) 92.5%

Maximum issue: 4,000 pieces

Minting quality: proof

Coin designed by: George Stamatopoulos

The coins are made of silver with a content of 92.5%, the minting quality is proof and 4000 pieces of each coin have been issued. Each coin is also available individually in a wooden collector case with the corresponding certificate.