2 Drachmai - George I 3rd portrait - Pattern

Greece had been striking 2 Drachmai coins continuously since the 1870s, but by 1911 the government was exploring updated portrait types for George I, who had ruled since 1863. This piece is a pattern — a trial striking never approved for circulation — and KM#Pn42 documents it as one of several portrait variants tested that year. The third portrait was ultimately not adopted, leaving this issue confined to a handful of proof or specimen strikes produced for official review.