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1 Lepton - George I 2nd portrait
Issuer | Greece |
Year | 1878-1879 |
Type | Standard circulation coin |
Value | 1 Lepton (0.01) |
Currency | First modern drachma (1832-1944) |
Composition | Bronze (95% Copper, 4% Tin, 1% Zinc) |
Weight | 1 g |
Dimensions | 15 mm |
Thickness | |
Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
Engraver(s) | Jean-Auguste Barre |
In circulation to | |
Reference(s) | KM#52 |
Obverse description | Portrait of mature King George I head facing left, date below |
Obverse script | Greek |
Obverse lettering | ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ
1878 (Translation: GEORGE I KING OF THE GREEKS) |
Reverse description | Denomination within wreath |
Reverse script | Greek |
Reverse lettering | 1
ΛΕΠΤΟΝ (Translation: 1 LEPTON) |
Edge | Smooth |
Mint | A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) K Bordeaux, France (?-1880) |
Mintage | 1878 K - - 7 132 400 1879 A - - 397 600
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Catalog ID | 7218739380 |
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