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1 Drachme - George I Pattern
| Issuer | Greece |
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| Year | 1868 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of young King George I facing left, modeled in high relief with finely detailed hair swept back from the brow. The engraver's signature BARRE appears in small letters below the truncation, with the mint letter E to its left and the date 1868 in the exergue. The circular Greek legend reads ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ (George I King of the Greeks), separated from the portrait by a plain inner border and an outer beaded rim. The portrait displays a classical academic style characteristic of Désiré-Albert Barre's work for the Paris Mint. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ 1 ΔΡΑΧΜΗ (Translation: KINGDOM OF GREECE 1 DRACHMA) |
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