Owner Comments:
5 Lepta 1870 BB - George I - 1st portrait
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Obverse:
Lettering:
ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ ΒΑΡΡΕ 1870
Translation:
GEORGE I KING OF THE GREEKS
BARRE 1870
Engraver: Désiré-Albert Barre
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Reverse:
Lettering: ΟΒΟΛΟΣ 5 ΛΕΠΤΑ BB
Translation: OBOL 5 LEPTA BB
Engraver: Désiré-Albert Barre
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Type: Standard circulation coin
Years: 1869-1870
Value: 5 Lepta (0.05)
Currency: First modern drachma
(1832-1944)
Composition: Copper
Weight: 5 g
Diameter: 25 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Shape: Round
Orientation: Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized: Yes
References: KM# 42
Edge: Smooth
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Mintage: Included in 1869; rare
(23,945,000)