GREECE. Georgios I, 1863-1913. Proof 1 Drachmi 1873 (Silver, 23 mm, 5.00 g, 6 h), Paris = A, struck from dies by the engraver Albert-Désiré Barre, reeded edge. ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ / A 1873 Youthful head of George I to left; below truncation, in tiny letters, BAPPE. Rev. • ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ • Crowned and mantled shield bearing the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Greece; below, 1 ΔΡΑΧΜH flanked by the privy marks bee (for the Mint Director, Renouard de Bussière, 1860-1879) on the left and, on the right, an anchor (for the Engraver General, A. D. Barre, 1855-1878). Divo 53b. Karamitsos 150. KM 38c. Graded by NGC "PF 64". Cert number: 3935109-005.
From the Ioannis Vasilakis Collection of supreme quality Georgios I circulation coins, ex Stacks 16 August 2011, 20460.