Greece – 2 Euro, Arkadi Monastery, 2016 (coin card)

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Coins 2 euro
Issue year: 2016
Face Value: 2 Euro
Quality: BU
Metal: Copper-Nickel
Mintage: 6.500
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150 YEARS FROM THE ARKADI MONASTERY TORCHING. The heroic decision of the besieged Cretans to set fire to the gunpowder kegs in the Arkadi Monastery on 8 November 1866 was a dramatic climax of the 1866 Cretan uprising. One hundred and fifty years on, this act of self-sacrifice remains a luminous example and source of inspiration for the Greek people.