Live auction - fwo_828532 - GREECE - KINGDOM OF GREECE - GEORGE I 2 Drachmes 1883 Paris - A
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| Estimate : | 600 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 06 June 2023 19:38:22 |
Type : 2 Drachmes
Date: 1883
Mint name / Town : Paris - A
Quantity minted : 250000
Metal : silver
Diameter : 27 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 10 g.
Edge : cannelée
Slab
NGC : AU
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sous coque NGC AU Details Harshly Cleaned
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Tête nue de Georges Ier à gauche ; dessous A 1883 BAPPE.
Obverse legend : GEORGIOS A BASILEUS TWN ELLHNWN.
Obverse translation : (Georges roi des Hellènes).
Reverse
Reverse description : Écu posé sur un manteau couronné.
Reverse legend : BASILEION THS ELLADOS/ 2 DRACMAI.
Reverse translation : (Roi des Grecs/ 2 drachmes).
Historical background
GREECE - KINGDOM OF GREECE - GEORGE I
(30/03/1863-18/03/1913)
George I (1845-1913) is the youngest son of Christian IX King of Denmark (1863-1906). He was chosen as King of Greece in 1863 to succeed Otto of Wittelsbach (1832-1867), the son of Louis I of Bavaria. He was assassinated in 1913.
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