| Issuer | Greece |
| Year | 1878-1882 |
| 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 | 1.25 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Jean-Auguste Barre |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#54 |
| Obverse description | Portrait of mature King George I head facing left, date below |
| Obverse script | Greek |
| Obverse lettering | ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ
ΒΑΡΡΕ
1882 (Translation: GEORGE I KING OF THE GREEKS BARRE 1882) |
| Reverse description | Denomination within wreath |
| Reverse script | Greek |
| Reverse lettering | ΟΒΟΛΟΣ
5
ΛΕΠΤΑ
A (Translation: OBOL 5 LEPTA) |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) K Bordeaux, France (?-1880) |
| Mintage | 1878 K - - 11 528 000 1879 A - - 469 790 1882 A - - 14 400 000 |
| Catalog ID | 1065990600 |
| Comments |
