100 Drachmai - George I Pattern

€408,316.00
IssuerGreece
Year1875
TypePattern
Value100 Drachmai
CurrencyFirst modern drachma (1832-1944)
CompositionGold (.900)
Weight32.25 g
Dimensions35 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
Orientation
Engraver(s)Désiré-Albert Barre
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#E15
Obverse descriptionMature head of George I to right; below truncation, in tiny letters, BAPPE.
Obverse scriptGreek
Obverse letteringΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ ΒΑΡΡΕ 1875
Reverse descriptionCrowned and mantled coat of arms of the Kingdom of Greece; below, 100 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ; ESSAI in tiny letters in the lower left field.
Reverse scriptGreek
Reverse letteringΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ESSAI ΙΣΧΥΣ ΜΟΥ Η ΑΓΑΠΗ ΤΟΥ ΛΑΟΥ 100 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ
(Translation: KINGDOM OF GREECE 100 DRACHMAE MY POWER THE LOVE OF THE PEOPLE)
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1875  - -
Catalog ID4618978590
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