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New Year Token - George V
| Location | Greece |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing bare-headed portrait of King George V in high relief, closely modeled on the Benedetto Pistrucci design used for British gold sovereigns. The Greek legend ΕΝΘΥΜΙΟ ΒΑΣΙΛΟΠΙΤΑΣ curves around the periphery within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΕΝΘΥΜΙΟ ΒΑΣΙΛΟΠΙΤΑΣ (Translation: SOUVENIR OF NEW YEAR CAKE) |
| Reverse description | Saint George on horseback, rearing right, slaying the dragon beneath the horse's hooves, closely copied from the Pistrucci reverse design of the British gold sovereign. The device fills the field within a beaded border, with no legend present. |
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