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10 Drachmai - George I 1st portrait
| Issuer | Greece |
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| Year | 1876 |
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| Value | 10 Drachmai |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays the denomination numeral 10 above the Greek inscription ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ and the date 1876, all enclosed within a finely detailed laurel wreath tied at the base with a ribbon bow. The wreath branches spread symmetrically from the lower field, with berries and leaves rendered in crisp relief. The circular legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ runs along the upper periphery, completing the design in a classically restrained, symmetrical composition characteristic of Barre's work for the Latin Monetary Union coinage. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Greece adopted the Latin Monetary Union standard in 1868, aligning the drachma to the French franc system and committing to fixed gold fineness and weight specifications shared by France, Belgium, Italy, and Switzerland. This coin is a direct product of that agreement. The 1876 date places it in a period of relative monetary stability for Athens, though Greek state finances were chronically strained — the country would default on its external debt entirely by 1893.
KM#48 distinguishes the first portrait type from the later George I issues; the two portrait varieties are occasionally conflated in generalist collections.