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New Year Token
| Location | Greece |
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| Technique | Die-struck |
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| Obverse description | Bust of a crowned queen facing right, in the style of the Elizabeth II portrait used on British gold Sovereigns, surrounded by a toothed border. The Greek legend ΕΝΘΥΜΙΟ ΒΑΣΙΛΟΠΙΤΑΣ arcs along the right field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΕΝΘΥΜΙΟ ΒΑΣΙΛΟΠΙΤΑΣ (Translation: SOUVENIR OF NEW YEAR CAKE) |
| Reverse description | Central device depicts a mounted armored knight slaying a dragon beneath his horse's hooves, closely modelled on the St. George and the Dragon reverse type of the British gold Sovereign. The Greek legend ΚΑΛΗ ΧΡΟΝΙΑ arcs along the upper field within a toothed border. |
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