Greece 2 Euro 2017 Kazantzakis Silver plated

Nikos Kazantzakis (1883 - 1957) was the most important Greek writer of the 20th Century. He wrote mainly Philosophical works. He was a convinced Communist. Well-known works were Toda Raba, Odyssey and Zorba the Greek. His works were not always appreciated by the Greek Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church. Kazantzakis was nominated for at least nine times for the Nobel Prize for Literature, but never got this prize! When he died in 1957, he should not be buried in a graveyard! Yet he is buried in Crete, on his grave is a decorated wooden cross. Nikos Kazantzakis felt a real Cretan, a man of Crete, but spent most of his life abroad. He spoke fluently French and German and even spoke a little Dutch! To commemorate that Nikos Kazantzakis died 60 years ago, Greece has issued a special 2 Euro coin. On the coin is an image of Kazantzakis at an older age, looking left. Furthermore, in an arc on the left side of the coin, is the Greek text meaning Greece Democracy with the year 2017, along with the name Nikos Kazan tzakis in Greek. The coin is heavily plated.