20 Drachmai - Othon Pattern Strike

Obverse description	Bare-headed effigy of King Othon (Otto of Bavaria, King of Greece) facing right, rendered in high relief with finely detailed curly hair and a short beard, in a classical neoclassical style. The portrait is positioned centrally within the field, with a bold, smooth truncation at the neck. The circular legend surrounds the effigy, reading ΟΘΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ (Othon King of Greece), separated by the portrait itself. The coin's surface displays a deeply polished field consistent with a proof-quality pattern strike, framed by a fine beaded border.
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Obverse lettering	ΟΘΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ (Translation: OTHON KING OF GREECE)
Reverse description	Central shield bearing the Greek cross on a quartered field, surmounted by a royal crown, all set within a wreath of olive and laurel branches tied at the base with a ribbon bow. The denomination 20 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ appears along the lower left arc and the date 1852 along the lower right arc, flanking the wreath. The heraldic shield and crown are rendered in crisp, high-relief detail characteristic of a pattern strike. A fine beaded border encircles the entire design.
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