50 Lepta - Paul I

€2,366.00
IssuerGreece
Year1954-1965
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value50 Lepta (0.50 GRD)
CurrencyThird modern drachma (1954-2001)
CompositionCopper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight2.26 g
Dimensions18 mm
Thickness1.18 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Vassilis Falireas
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#80, Schön#20
Obverse descriptionPortrait of mature King Paul I facing left, date below.
Obverse scriptGreek
Obverse letteringΠΑΥΛΟΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ ·1962·
(Translation: Paul King of the Greeks)
Reverse descriptionCrowned arms (shield with a cross) of Greece with the defenders of the Crown, denomination below.
Reverse scriptGreek
Reverse letteringΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ 50 ΛΕΠΤΑ
(Translation: Kingdom of Greece 50 Lepta)
EdgeReeded
MintMonnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Münze Österreich, Vienna, Austria(1194-date)
Mintage1954  - - 37 228 000
1957  - - 5 108 000
1957  - Proof -
1959  - - 10 160 000
1962  - Mintage included above; error: smooth edge -
1962  - Serrated edge - 20 500 000
1964  - - 20 000 000
1965  - In Sets only -
1965  - Proof - 4 987
Catalog ID6875461970
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