Greek mythology in popular culture existing Greek mythological figures such as Zeus into their coinage in places like Phrygia, in order to "augment the fame" of the locality, while "creating a stronger civil identity" without "advertising" the imposition of Roman culture. In modern times, the initial Greek 2 Euro coin featured the myth of Zeus and Europa, and sought to connect the new Europe through Western history to the ancient culture of Greece. As of December 2012, the European Central Bank as plans to incorporate Greek mythological figures into the designs used on its bank notes. The medical profession is symbolized by the snake--entwined staff
Greek euro coins cent is known as the "lepto" (λεπτό; plural "lepta", λεπτά) in Greek. Greece did not enter the Eurozone until 2001 and was not able to start minting coins as early as the other eleven member states, so a number of coins circulated in 2002 were not minted in Athens but in Finland (€1 and €2 – mint mark "S"), France (1c, 2c, 5c, 10c and 50c – mint mark "F") and Spain (20c – mint mark "E"). The coins minted in Athens for the euro introduction in 2002, as well as all the subsequent Greek euro coins, carry only the