2 Drachmai - George I 1st portrait

Issuer Greece
Year 1868-1883
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 2 Drachmai
Currency First modern drachma (1832-1944)
Composition Silver (.835)
Weight 10 g
Diameter 27 mm
Thickness 1.69 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s) Désiré-Albert Barre
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#39
Obverse description Portrait of young King George I head facing left, date below
Obverse script Greek
Obverse lettering ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ ΒΑΡΡΕ 1868 A
(Translation: George I King of the Greeks Barre 1868 A)
Reverse description Arms within crowned mantle, denomination below
Reverse script Greek
Reverse lettering ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ 2 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ
(Translation: Kingdom of Greece 2 Drachmai)
Edge Reeded
Mint A
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage 1868 A - - 47 419
1873 A - - 839 431
1873 A - Proof -
1883 A - - 250 000
Numisquare ID 9114464520
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