Live auction - fwo_526845 - GREECE - KINGDOM OF GREECE - GEORGE I 20 Drachmes 1884 Paris
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| Estimate : | 400 € |
| Price : | 321 € |
| Maximum bid : | 420 € |
| End of the sale : | 04 June 2019 19:05:16 |
| bidders : | 8 bidders |
Type : 20 Drachmes
Date: 1884
Mint name / Town : Paris
Quantity minted : 550000
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 21,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 6,46 g.
Edge : cannelée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Tête nue de Georges Ier à droite ; dessous A 1884 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/ 20 DRACMAI
Reverse translation : (Roi des Grecs/ 20 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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