About Electa

Electa Collections is a firm registered at the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry, since2007. We operate under the Greek commercial law and tax legislation. We are specializing in collectible articles, mainly Euro coins of all countries as well as European and international gold and silver coins.

Greece – 100 Euro gold, OLYMPIAN GODS – ARTEMIS, 2023

Greece - 100 Euro gold, OLYMPIAN GODS - ARTEMIS, 2023
Greece – 100 Euro gold, OLYMPIAN GODS – ARTEMIS, 2023

GREEK MYTHOLOGY – THE OLYMPIAN GODS – ARTEMIS. Artemis, daughter of Zeus and Leto, was born on the island of Delos together with her twin brother Apollo.

She was the goddess of hunting and wildlife, but also of childbirth, hence her role as protectress of children. Typically depicted with a bow and quiver of arrows and accompanied by a deer, Artemis was a virgin deity, like Athena and Hestia. She would punish harshly anyone who dared to cross her.

From Agamemnon, who had killed her sacred deer, she demanded the sacrifice of his own daughter Iphigenia in retribution. Due to the nature of her cult, she was mainly worshipped in country areas.

Major sanctuaries to Artemis were located in Sparta (Artemis Orthia), in Caryes, Laconia, where the local women (Caryatids) honoured the goddess with dances, as well as in Brauron, Attica. The famous temple dedicated to her in Ephesos was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

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Austria – 20 Euro, THE NEUTRON STAR, 2023

Austria - 20 Euro, THE NEUTRON STAR, 2023
Austria – 20 Euro, THE NEUTRON STAR, 2023

THE NEUTRON STAR, 2023. The Neutron Star coin, the third and final coin in The Uncharted Universe, shows how a massive star, combined with gravitational collapse, becomes one of the densest stellar objects in the universe (2023).

In the centre of The Neutron Star coin, a hemisphere curves inwards on one side and outwards on the other. Neutron stars are still something of a mystery, but this little masterpiece makes them a lot more tangible. Among the densest stellar objects in the universe, neutron stars are heavier than the Sun itself.

A superb representation of this unique galactic phenomenon, this little beauty weighs considerably less. Featuring a semi-sphere in its centre that curves inwards on one side and outwards on the other, the last coin in The Uncharted Universe series is designed to be a simplified representation of that unique galactic phenomenon – the neutron star. There are thought to be up to one billion neutron stars in the Milky Way.

This figure is obtained by estimating the number of stars that have undergone a supernova explosion, a spectacular explosion of a massive star. Combined with gravitational collapse, this creates a compact and super-dense object known as a neutron star. After black holes, neutron stars are the densest stellar objects in the universe.

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Greece – 200 Euro Gold, Maria Callas, 2023

Greece - 200 Euro Gold, Maria Callas, 2023
Gold coin 200 euro 2023 dedicated to 100 years from the birth of Maria Callas.
Gold coin 200 euro 2023 dedicated to 100 years from the birth of Maria Callas.

Gold coin 200 euro 2023 dedicated to 100 years from the birth of Maria Callas. Maria Callas (1923 –1977) was a Greek soprano, one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century.

Many critics praised her bel canto technique, wide-ranging voice and dramatic interpretations. Her repertoire ranged from classical opera seria to the bel canto operas of Donizetti, Bellini and Rossini and, further, to the works of Verdi and Puccini; and, in her early career, to the music dramas of Wagner.

Her musical and dramatic talents led to her being hailed as La Divina (the Divine).

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Greece – 10 euro silver, MATHEMATICIANS – EUCLID, 2023

Greece - 10 euro silver, MATHEMATICIANS - EUCLID, 2023
Greece – 10 euro silver, MATHEMATICIANS – EUCLID, 2023

GREEK CULTURE – MATHEMATICIANS – EUCLID.

Greece – 10 euro silver, MATHEMATICIANS – EUCLID, 2023

Euclid is considered the father of geometry. He lived in Alexandria during the reign of Ptolemy I and must have flourished about 300 BC. His central work was the Elements, where he presented the fundamental concepts and principles of geometry and, based on five indemonstrable postulates or axioms (e.g. two points determine one and only one straight line), managed to summarise the geometric wisdom of the time in a comprehensible and coherent system, named Euclidean geometry in his honour.

His influence was so immense that it was not until the 19th century that a non-Euclidean geometry was developed. He also wrote Optics, Catoptrics, Conics, etc. They say that when Ptolemy once asked him if there was in geometry any shorter way than that of the Elements, he replied that there was no royal road to geometry.

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Greece – 10 euro Ag, THE AUTOMATIC MAIDSERVANT OF PHILO, 2023

Greece - 10 euro Ag, THE AUTOMATIC MAIDSERVANT OF PHILO, 2023
Greece – 10 euro Ag, THE AUTOMATIC MAIDSERVANT OF PHILO, 2023, GREEK CULTURE

THE AUTOMATIC MAIDSERVANT OF PHILO. GREEK CULTURE – ANCIENT GREEK TECHNOLOGY

The automatic maidservant of Philo is described in the Pneumatics of Philo of Byzantium, a 3rd century BC engineer who lived in Alexandria. It is an automaton (robot) in the form of a (life-size) maidservant holding a wine jug in her right hand.

Inside the effigy were two tanks, one for wine and one for water (as the Greeks used to drink their wine diluted), and a mechanism consisting of liquid and air tubes. By placing a cup on the extended left hand of the maidservant, the mechanism started to work.

Air pressure pushed the liquids (first wine and then water) through the right arm into the jug and then into the cup, in the desired proportion. The automatic maidservant is the first known functional robot.

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Great Britain – £2 Britannia One Ounce Silver 2023, QUEEN

Great Britain – £2 Britannia One Ounce Silver 2023, QUEEN

Each Britannia 2023 bullion coin featuring the fifth and final effigy of Queen Elizabeth II has a limited production run.

A Britannia coin featuring King Charles III’s first effigy will be released in the new year.

The legendary figure of Britannia has symbolised Britain’s strength and integrity on coinage since Roman times. Little wonder then that the silver Britannia, with such a depth of history behind it, has been a popular choice with bullion investors ever since its introduction in 1997. This new specification combined with its tradition and integrity gives new life for today’s investment customer.

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GREEK NUMISMATIC PROGRAMME 2023

The Hellenic Numismatic Programme of 2023 is scheduled to include the issuance of the following products:

  1. COMMEMORATIVE CIRCULATION COINS
  • €2 COMMEMORATIVE CIRCULATION COIN DEDICATED TO: “100 YEARS FROM THE BIRTH OF MARIA CALLAS” (maximum issue 741,000 pieces)
  • €2 COMMEMORATIVE CIRCULATION COIN DEDICATED TO: “150 YEARS FROM THE BIRTH OF CONSTANTIN CARATHÉODORY(maximum issue 745,500 pieces)
  1. COLLECTOR COINS
  • €200 GOLD COLLECTOR COIN DEDICATED TO: “100 YEARS FROM THE BIRTH OF MARIA CALLAS” (maximum issue 750 pieces)
  • €100 GOLD COLLECTOR COIN DEDICATED TO: “GREEK MYTHOLOGY – THE OLYMPIAN GODS – ARTEMIS” (maximum issue 1,200 pieces)
  • €50 GOLD COLLECTOR COIN DEDICATED TO: “CULTURAL HERITAGE – DELOS” (maximum issue 1,500 pieces)
  • €10 SILVER COLLECTOR COIN DEDICATED TO: “GREEK CULTURE – ANCIENT GREEK TECHNOLOGY – THE AUTOMATIC MAIDSERVANT OF PHILO” (maximum issue 2,000 pieces)
  • €10 SILVER COLLECTOR COIN DEDICATED TO: “GREEK CULTURE – MATHEMATICIANS – EUCLID” (maximum issue 1,500 pieces)
  • €10 SILVER COLLECTOR COIN DEDICATED TO: “PHILHELLENES – KARL NORMANN” (maximum issue 2,000 pieces)
  • €6 SILVER COLLECTOR COIN DEDICATED TO: “2023 – ELEUSIS EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE” (maximum issue 2,000 pieces)
  • €6 SILVER COLLECTOR COIN DEDICATED TO: “50 YEARS FROM THE ATHENS POLYTECHNIC UPRISING” (maximum issue 2,000 pieces)
  • €6 SILVER COLLECTOR COIN DEDICATED TO: “20 YEARS FROM THE DEATH OF ANTONIS SAMARAKIS” (maximum issue 1,000 pieces)
  • BLISTER PACK WITH A COLLECTOR SILVER  €5 COIN DEDICATED TO: “200 YEARS FROM THE BATTLE OF KARPENISI” (maximum issue 5,000 pieces)
  • BLISTER PACK WITH A COLLECTOR SILVER  €5 COIN DEDICATED TO: “ENVIRONMENT – ENDEMIC FLORA OF GREECE – FRITILARIA DAVISII” (maximum issue 5,000 pieces)
  1. SPECIAL EDITIONS
  • BLISTER SET CONTAINING ALL EIGHT DENOMINATIONS OF 2022 GREEK EURO COINS DEDICATED TO: “TOURISM – NAFPLIO” (maximum issue 7,500 pieces)
  • CARD BLISTER WITH A €2 COMMEMORATIVE BRILIANT UNCIRCULATED COIN DEDICATED TO: “100 YEARS FROM THE BIRTH OF MARIA CALLAS” (maximum issue 6,000 pieces)
  • CARD BLISTER WITH A €2 COMMEMORATIVE BRILIANT UNCIRCULATED COIN DEDICATED TO: “150 YEARS FROM THE BIRTH OF CONSTANTIN CARATHÉODORY (maximum issue 3,000 pieces)
  • €2 COMMEMORATIVE PROOF CIRCULATION COIN DEDICATED TO: “100 YEARS FROM THE BIRTH OF MARIA CALLAS” (maximum issue 3,000 pieces)
  • €2 COMMEMORATIVE PROOF CIRCULATION COIN DEDICATED TO: “150 YEARS FROM THE BIRTH OF CONSTANTIN CARATHÉODORY (maximum issue 1,500 pieces)

                                                                                                              

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Collection of 22 coins 2 euro ERASMUS PROGRAMME, 2022

Erasmus 2 euro collection
complete collection 2 euro 2022 Erasmus

The collection includes 22 coins from 18 countries of the euro zone area:

Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany (A, D, F, G, J), Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.

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