| Issuer | Greece |
| Year | 1869-1870 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 5 Lepta (0.05) |
| Currency | First modern drachma (1832-1944) |
| Composition | Bronze (95% Copper, 4% Tin, 1% Zinc) |
| Weight | 5 g |
| Dimensions | 25 mm |
| Thickness | 1 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Désiré-Albert Barre |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#42 |
| Obverse description | Portrait of young King George I head facing left, date below |
| Obverse script | Greek |
| Obverse lettering | ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ
ΒΑΡΡΕ 1869 (Translation: GEORGE I KING OF THE GREEKS BARRE 1869) |
| Reverse description | Denomination within wreath |
| Reverse script | Greek |
| Reverse lettering | ΟΒΟΛΟΣ
5 ΛΕΠΤΑ (Translation: OBOL 5 LEPTA) |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) BB Strasbourg, France (?-1870) |
| Mintage | 1869 BB - Strasburg and Paris mint - 23 945 000 1870 BB - Mintage included in 1869 - |
| Catalog ID | 2484270770 |
| Comments |
