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5 Lepta – Greece

Standard circulation coins

Series: 1869 Greece circulation coins

Context

Years: 1869–1870

Issuer: Greece

Period:

Ruler: George I

Currency:

(1832—1944)

Demonetized: Yes

Total mintage: 23,945,000

Material

Diameter: 25 mm

Weight: 5 g

Thickness: 1 mm

Shape: Round

Composition: Bronze (95% Copper, 4% Tin, 1% Zinc)

Magnetic: No

Technique: Milled

Alignment: Coin alignment

References

KM: #42

Numista: #1990

Obverse

Inscription:

ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ

ΒΑΡΡΕ 1869

Translation:

GEORGE I KING OF THE GREEKS

BARRÉ 1869

Script: Greek

Language: Greek

Engraver: Désiré-Albert Barre

Reverse

Inscription:

ΟΒΟΛΟΣ 5 ΛΕΠΤΑ

Translation:

Obol 5 Lepta

Script: Greek

Language: Greek

Engraver: Désiré-Albert Barre

Edge

Plain

Mints

Name	Mark
Monnaie de Paris	—
Strasbourg	BB

Mintings

Year	Mint Mark	Mintage	Quality	Collection
1869	BB	23,945,000	BU
1870	BB	—

Series: 1869 Greece circulation coins

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5 Lepta – Greece

Obverse

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Edge

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Series: 1869 Greece circulation coins