GREECE 2009 COMPLETE YEAR EURO SET + 10 EURO SILVER .925 BLISTER YIANNIS RITSOS

Description: GREECE 2009 COMPLETE YEAR EURO SET 1 Cent to 2 Euros + 10 EURO 2009 SILVER .925 issued for the YIANNIS RITSOS YEAR, OFFICIAL COIN BLISTER !!! MINTAGE: ONLY 5000 !!Coins are in perfect condition, sealed, never opened, come in original Government Envelop, set 9 Coins and includes one unique Silver 10€ Ag 92,5% of 2009 in perfect BU condition, that is available only in the official proof sets and issued for Yiannis Ritsos Year.Denomination: 10, 2 and 1 Euro, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2, 1 CentYiannis Ritsos was born in Monemvasia in Peloponese, on 1909. He's consindered one of the great Greek poets of the twentieth century, alongside Konstantinos Kavafis, Kostas Kariotakis, Angelos Sikelianos, Giorgos Seferis, and Odysseas Elytis. The French poet Louis Aragon once said that Ritsos was "the greatest poet of our age." He was unsuccessfully proposed nine times for the Nobel Prize for Literature. When he won the Lenin Peace Prize in 1975, he declared "this prize is more important for me than the Nobel. His poetry was banned at times in Greece due to his left wing beliefs. Notable works by Ritsos include Tractor (1934), Pyramids (1935), Epitaphios (1936), Vigil (1941–1953), Romiosini (1954) and 18 short songs of the bitter Motherland (18 lianotragouda tis pikris patridas) (1973). Yiannis Ritsos died in Athens on 1990 and buried in his hometown Monemvasia.Yiannis Ritsos (May 1, 1909 - Athens November 11, 1990) was a Greek poet and left-wing activist and an active member of the Greek resistance during World War II. His landmark poem Epitaphios, published in 1936, broke with the shape of Greek traditional popular poetry and expressed in clear and simple language a message of the unity of all people.The Yannis Ritsos Year Blister 2009 was issued on 26 October 2009 with a mintage of 5,000 pieces. It contains the 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 cent coins and 1, 2 euros (unc), along with a silver 10 euros 2009 coin commemorating the poetWeight: 105 gr.Very Nice Coins !!!!Extra Rare Coins !!!Please take a good look at the photos, to check the condition of the item and do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions. VISIT MY EBAY STORE FOR MORE GREEK COINS AND MANY OTHER COLLECTIBLES. FREE SHIPPING COST WORLDWIDE, FROM GREECE, WITH REGISTER LETTER (combined shipping for multiple items). Kindly, always wait for my invoice before paying. Kindly take the time and take a look on my other items, in order to combine shipping.

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