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This design features the coat of arms of Greece (officially known as the Hellenic Republic), which is a country located in Southeast Europe. The capital city of Greece is Athens, which is also the country's largest city, followed by Thessaloniki. Other major cities in Greece include Patras, Piraeus, Larissa, Heraklion, Peristeri, Kallithea, Acharnes, Kalamaria, Nikaia, Glyfada, Volos, Ilio, Ilioupoli, Keratsini, Evosmos, Chalandri, Nea Smyrni, Marousi, Agios Dimitrios, Zografou, Egaleo, Nea Ionia, Ioannina, Palaio Faliro, Korydallos, Trikala, Vyronas, Agia Paraskevi, Galatsi, Agrinio, Chalcis, Petroupoli, Serres, Alexandroupoli, Xanthi, Katerini, Kalamata and Kavala. The coat of arms comprises a white Greek cross on a blue escutcheon (a technical term for a heraldic shield), all surrounded by two laurel branches.