Athanasios Tsakalov News Today

Filiki Eteria or Society of Friends was a secret political and revolutionary organization founded in 1814 in Odessa, whose purpose was to overthrow the Ottoman rule of Greece and establish an independent Greek State.

1,848 Views Commission “Greece 2021” launched its Monetary Program with two coins as collectible souvenirs of the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution, the Independence War against the Ottoman Empire. the first two coins of the Greek state that can be purchased are: the Phoenix of 1821 and the Drachma of 1832. The Phoenix of 1821 The Drachma of 1832 These are two unique bimetallic coins issued in a limited number of copies (125,000 each) and will be available at a price of 40 euros ea...