Lot 01055

GREECE. Georgios I, 1863-1913. 50 Lepta 1883 (Silver, 18 mm, 2.5 g, 6 h), Paris = A, struck from dies by Albert-Désiré Barre, reeded edge. ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ Youthful head of George I to left; below truncation, in tiny letters, BAPPE and the privy marks cornucopia (for the Mint Director, Jean-Louis Ruau, 1875-1891) on the left and fasces (for the Engraver General, Jean Lagrange, 1880-1896) on the right. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ The crown of the Kingdom of Greece; below, 50 ΛΕΠΤΑ / 1883 / A in three lines. Divo 55c. Karamitsos 148. KM 37d. Graded by NGC “MS 65”. Cert number: 3935116-016.

From the Ioannis Vasilakis Collection of Supreme Quality Circulation Strikes of Georgios I.