Rethymno (
Greek: Ρέθυμνο, , also
Rethimno,
Rethymnon,
Réthymnon, and
Rhíthymnos) is a city of approximately 40,000 people in
Greece, the capital of
Rethymno regional unit on the island of
Crete. It was built in antiquity (ancient
Rhithymna and
Arsinoe), but was never a competitive
Minoan centre. It was, however, strong enough to mint its own coins and maintain urban growth. One of these coins is today depicted as the crest of the town with two
dolphins in a circle.