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Heritage Auctions

50 Lepta – Crete

Standard circulation coins

Series: 1901 Crete circulation coins

Context

Year: 1901

Country: Greece

Issuer: Crete

Currency:

(1900—1929)

Demonetized: Yes

Total mintage: 600,000

Material

Diameter: 18 mm

Weight: 2.5 g

Silver weight: 2.09 g

Thickness: 1 mm

Shape: Round

Composition: 83.5% Silver

Magnetic: No

Technique: Milled

Alignment: Coin alignment

References

KM: #6

Numista: #20993

Value

Bullion value: $5.73

Obverse

Inscription:

ΠΡΙΓΚΗΨ ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ΥΠΑΤΟΣ ΑΡΜΟΣΤΗΣ ΕΝ ΚΡΗΤΗ

1901

A.B

Translation:

Prince George of Greece High Commissioner in Crete

1901

A.B

Script: Greek

Language: Greek

Engraver: Henri-Auguste Patey

Designer: Alfred Borrel

Reverse

Inscription:

ΚΡΗΤΙΚΗ ΠΟΛΙΤΕΙΑ

50 ΛΕΠΤΑ

Translation:

CRETAN STATE

50 LEPTA

Script: Greek

Language: Greek

Engraver: Henri-Auguste Patey

Designer: Alfred Borrel

Edge

Reeded

Categories

Person> Monarch

Symbols> Coat of Arms

Mints

Name	Mark
Monnaie de Paris	—

Mintings

Year	Mint Mark	Mintage	Quality	Collection
1901	—	600,000

Series: 1901 Crete circulation coins

50 Lepta obverse

50 Lepta reverse

1 Drachma obverse

1 Drachma reverse

2 Drachmas obverse

2 Drachmas reverse

5 Drachmas obverse

5 Drachmas reverse

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