2024 Greece €10 Silver Proof Coin "Greek Revolution: Charles Fabvier"

• Mint: Bank of Greece
• Denomination: €10
• Quality: Proof
• Issue limit: 1,500 pcs.
• Alloy: 92.5% Sterling Silver
• Diameter: 40 mm
• Weight: 34.1 grams
• Design: G. Stamatopolous
• Box/Capsule: Yes/Yes
• Certificate: Yes

Additional Information

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This silver coin is issued in honor of the Philhellenic movement that did so much to advance the cause of Greek independence, and specifically to CHARLES FABVIER.

Philhellenism ("the love of Greek culture") was an intellectual movement prominent mostly at the turn of the 19th century. It contributed to the sentiments that led Europeans such as Lord Byron and Karl Normann to advocate for Greek independence from the Ottoman Empire.

Charles Nicolas Fabvier (1782-1855) was an ambassador, general and French member of parliament who played a distinguished role in the Greek War of Independence. Charles Nicolas Fabvier (1782-1855) was a distinguished officer of the French army. He served under Napoleon and took part in his campaigns. Dismissed from service after the Bourbon restoration, he decided in 1823 to come to Greece and assist in the War of Independence, persuading many experienced Bonapartists to join him. Following the crushing defeat of the Philhellenes’ Battalion led by Karl Normann, Fabvier undertook to recruit and train regular troops, which excelled in several battles. He learned to speak fluent Greek and was very popular with his men. He was perhaps the most honest and selfless of all philhellenes.

In a bold move, on 30 November 1826 he managed to break through the lines of the besieging Ottoman troops and relieve the garrison of the Acropolis, which he defended until the surrender of the stronghold in 1827. In recognition of his services, the Third National Assembly of Troezen (1827) made him an honorary Greek citizen, while King Otto later awarded him with the Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer.