Lot 01056

GREECE. Georgios I, 1863-1913. 1 Drachmi 1883 (Silver, 23 mm, 5 g, 6 h), Paris = A, struck from dies by Albert-Désiré Barre, reeded edge. ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ / A 1883 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 cornucopia (for the Mint Director) on the left and, on the right, a fasces (for the Engraver General, Jean Lagrange, 1880-1896). Divo 53d. Karamitsos 152. KM 38e. Graded by NGC “MS 65”. Top pop in NGC and PCGS. Cert number: 3935109-007.

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