Lot 00234

Georgios, Prince of Greece, High Commissioner of the Cretan State, 1898-1906. 1 Drachmi 1901 (Silver, 23 mm, 5.00 g, 6 h), Paris, struck from dies by Alfred Borrel, reeded edge. ΠΡΙΓΚΗΨ ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ΥΠΑΤΟΣ ΑΡΜΟΣΤΗΣ ΕΝ ΚΡΗΤΗ, •1901• Head of prince George to right; below truncation, in tiny letters, A. BOPPEΛ. Rev. ΚΡΗΤΙΚΗ ΠΟΛΙΤΕΙΑ Crowned and mantled shield bearing the coat of arms of the Cretan State, supported by two Herakles; below, 1 ΔΡΑΧΜΗ flanked by the privy marks cornucopia (for the Mint Director) on the left and and, on the right, a torch (for the Engraver General, Henri-Auguste Patey, 1896-1930). Divo 132. Karamitsos C.9. KM 7. Graded by NGC “AU 50”. Cert number: 2909006-003.

From the El-Greco Collection of Modern Greek Rarities.