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20 Lepta – Greece

Standard circulation coins

Context

Years: 1874–1883

Issuer: Greece

Period:

Ruler: George I

Currency:

(1832—1944)

Demonetized: Yes

Total mintage: 3,223,000

Material

Diameter: 16 mm

Weight: 1 g

Silver weight: 0.83 g

Thickness: 0.6 mm

Shape: Round

Composition: 83.5% Silver

Magnetic: No

Technique: Milled

Alignment: Coin alignment

References

KM: #44

Numista: #7312

Value

Bullion value: $2.29

Obverse

Inscription:

ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ

ΒΑΡΡΕ

Translation:

GEORGE A! KING OF THE GREEKS

BARRE

Script: Greek

Language: Greek

Engraver: Désiré-Albert Barre

Reverse

Inscription:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ

20 ΛΕΠΤΑ 1874 Α

Translation:

KINGDOM OF GREECE

20 LEPTA 1874 A

Script: Greek

Language: Greek

Engraver: Désiré-Albert Barre

Edge

Reeded

Categories

Person> Monarch

Mints

Name	Mark
Monnaie de Paris	A

Mintings

Year	Mint Mark	Mintage	Quality	Collection
1874	A	2,223,000
1874	A	—	Proof
1883	A	1,000,000

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