5 Drachmai - Otto Pattern

€408,461.00
IssuerGreece
Year1833
TypePattern
Value5 Drachmai
CurrencyFirst modern drachma (1832-1944)
CompositionPewter (Sn: 94.34; Pb: 3.76; Cu: 0.915; Sb: 0.809; Bi: 0.175)
Weight20.75 g
Dimensions38 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
Orientation
Engraver(s)Carl Friedrich Voigt
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#Pn13
Obverse descriptionYouthful head of Otho to right.
Obverse scriptGreek
Obverse letteringΟΘΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ K. ΦΟÏΓΤ
(Translation: OTHON KING OF GREECE)
Reverse descriptionCrowned shield bearing the coat of arms of Greece with the Wittelsbach arms at the center; all within an olive wreath with ties below.
Reverse scriptGreek
Reverse lettering5 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ 1833 A ✶
EdgeReeded
MintA
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage1833 A - -
Catalog ID1238438680
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