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Greece 50 lepta - Georges I - 1874-A

Greece · 1874 · 50 lepta
Uncommon
€10.11minimum price
4,501,000coins minted
€3.59silver value · 2.09 g fine at today’s price
N3949 KM37
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The coin's story

Obverse: , portrait of Georges I, king of the Hellenes from 1863 to 1913. Around, legend "Georges Ier, roi des Hellènes". Reverse: Crown, around the face value and the inscription "Royaume de Grèce".

    Obverse

    ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝΒΑΡΡΕ

    , portrait of Georges I, king of Hellenes from 1863 to 1913. Around, legend "Georges Ier, roi des Hellènes".

    DBEngraved by Désiré-Albert Barre

    Reverse

    ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ50 ΛΕΠΤΑ1874A

    , crown, around the face value and the inscription "Royaume de Grèce".

    Engraved by

    Specifications

    • Denomination50 lepta
    • Year1874
    • Mintage4,501,000
    • MaterialSilver 0.835
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter18 mm
    • Thickness1.1 mm
    • Weight2.5 g
    • EdgeReeded
    • ScriptsGreek

    Actual size

    50 lepta 18 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.1 mm.

    Composition

    Silver83.5 % Copper16.5 %

    Reference catalogues

    N3949Numista KM37Krause (Standard Catalog of World Coins)

    Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

    50 lepta1874 · 18 mm 1 drachme1873 · 22.9 mm 2 drachmes1873 · 27 mm 5 drachmes1876 · 37 mm

    By the same engraver: Désiré-Albert Barre 7 coins

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