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1 Drachme - George I 1st portrait
| Issuer | Kingdom of Greece |
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| Year | 1868-1883 |
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| Weight | 5 g |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | The crowned royal arms of Greece, comprising a quartered shield bearing the Greek cross, displayed within an ermine-lined royal mantle surmounted by an open crown. Two supporters flank the shield, and a ribboned scroll bearing the royal motto appears at the base of the achievement. The circumferential legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ runs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 1 ΔΡΑΧΜΗ is inscribed in the lower field, flanked by decorative stars, all within a toothed border. |
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Greece's silver drachma coinage of this period was struck under contract at the Paris Mint, with additional production at Strasbourg and Vienna depending on the year — a consequence of the young Greek kingdom lacking adequate domestic minting infrastructure. The 1868 issue followed Greece's formal adoption of the Latin Monetary Union that same year, which dictated the precise fineness and weight specifications seen here.
The Strasbourg mint's involvement ended abruptly after 1870, when the Franco-Prussian War placed the city under Prussian siege and then annexation.