20 Drachmai - George I 3rd portrait

€26,036.00
IssuerGreece
Year1884
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value20 Drachmai
CurrencyFirst modern drachma (1832-1944)
CompositionGold (.900)
Weight6.45161 g
Dimensions21 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Jean-Auguste Barre
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#56
Obverse descriptionPortrait of mature King George I head facing right, date below
Obverse scriptGreek
Obverse letteringΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ A 1884 ΒΑΡΡΕ
(Translation: GEORGE I KING OF THE GREEKS A 1884 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
Mint(A)
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage1884 A - - 550 000
1884 A - Proof -
Catalog ID3018211300
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