Catalog
5 Drachmai - Othon
| Issuer | Greece |
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| Year | 1851 |
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| Currency | First modern drachma (1832-1944) |
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| Reverse description | Central shield bearing the Greek royal arms — a quartered escutcheon with the Greek cross in white and blue — surmounted by a royal crown with cross finial and supported on a decorative mantle. The shield is flanked by two large olive branches curving upward from the base to frame the entire composition. Below the shield, the denomination 5 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ and the date 1851 are inscribed in two lines within the lower field, separated from the central device by a horizontal line. The design is enclosed within a dentilated border. |
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| Reverse lettering | 5 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ 1851 (Translation: 5 DRACHMAI 1851) |
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