Medal - 25TH MARCH –“FREEDOM OR DEATH!” 150th Anniversaryof Greek Independence 1980
2” Diameter Die Struck Medal Gold Finish
Obverse: Bishop Germanos of Patras
1830-1980
On March 25, 1821,Bishop Germanos of Patras raised the Greek flag at the Monastery of AgiaLavra in Peloponnese, and the Greek War of Independence from the Ottoman Empirewas officially born. The battle cry “Freedom or Death” was taken up bythousands, and war was waged for 9 years (1821-1829) until a small part ofmodern Greece was finally liberated and declared an independent nation.
