History
Greece did not sign the Treaty of Rome in 1957. It joined the European Union on January 1st, 1981, twenty-four years later.
It joins later than the first wave countries in the euro zone: its entry date is January 1, 2001, two years after the first ones, and its coins circulate in 2002.
In 2007, for the 50th anniversary, it minted the common version with an inscription in Greek at the Bank of Greece Mint in Athens. It added its mark, a palmette, to the right of the design, and the country name is written on the obverse as well as on the edge. In total, 3,978,549 coins were minted, including BU.