The Official Greece 2021, Sea Battle of Samos, 5 Euro Silver BU Coin, in its original Bank of Greece Issued Blister!
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Greece, 2024, 5 Euro, Silver Coin, Great Battles of Greece: Samos
Issuer & Mintage Greece , 2000 Coins Issuing bank Bank of Greece (Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος) Issuing regime Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date) Type Non-circulating coins Year 2024 Value 5 Euros (5 EUR) Currency Euro (2002-date) Composition Billon (.333 silver) Weight 17 g Diameter 31 mm Thickness 3.2 mm Shape Round Technique Milled Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑ Number N#
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References KM# 386 Sea Battle of Samos: The island of Samos, under its leader, Lykourgos Logothetis, had successfully rebelled against the Ottomans in 1821, and established its own autonomous government. The island's position, however, a few miles off the Anatolian coast, made it vulnerable to a potential Ottoman attack. In the summer of 1824, following the destruction of Psara, the Ottoman fleet and troops assembled on the Anatolian coast, with the intention of capturing the island. Anxious to avoid repeating the failure to protect Psara, the Greek fleet, under Admiral Georgios Sachtouris, assembled to guard the island. After some minor engagements on the previous days, the decisive battle occurred on August 17.
Together with the victory at the strait of Gerontas soon after, the battle of Samos ensured the safety of the island at that time. However, it was not included in independent Greece; rather, it became an autonomous principality under Ottoman suzerainty until the Balkan Wars.