20 Drachmai - George I 1st portrait

€18,569.00
IssuerGreece
Year1876
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value20 Drachmai
CurrencyFirst modern drachma (1832-1944)
CompositionGold (.900)
Weight6.45161 g
Dimensions21 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
Orientation
Engraver(s)Désiré-Albert Barre
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#49, Fr#15
Obverse descriptionPortrait of young King George I head facing right, date below
Obverse scriptGreek
Obverse letteringΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ A 1876 ΒΑΡΡΕ
(Translation: GEORGE I KING OF THE GREEKS A 1876 BARRE)
Reverse descriptionArms within crowned mantle, denomination below
Reverse scriptGreek
Reverse letteringΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ 20 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ΙΣΧΥΣ ΜΟΥ Η ΑΓΑΠΗ ΤΟΥ ΛΑΟΥ
(Translation: KINGDOM OF GREECE 20 DRACHMAE MY POWER THE LOVE OF THE PEOPLE)
EdgeReeded
MintA
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage1876 A - - 37 000
1876 A - Proof -
Catalog ID8963339330
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