All designs feature the 12 stars of the EU, the year of imprint and a tiny symbol of the Bank of Greece.
The euro cent is known as the lepto (λεπτό; plural lepta, λεπτά) in Greek, a name which has also been used for the 1⁄100 denominations of the preceding currencies of the Greek state, the phoenix and drachma.
The following table shows the mintage quantity for all Greek euro coins, per denomination, per year (the numbers are represented in millions).
[1] * No coins were minted that year for that denomination ** Data not available yet *** Small quantities minted for sets only In 2001, the Bank of Greece issued starter kits for the introduction of the Euro.
This is mainly done as a legacy of an old national practice of minting gold and silver coins.