Lot 00146

Georgios I, 1863-1913. Pattern 20 Drachmai 1869 (Gold, 21 mm, 6.43 g, 6 h), Paris, struck from dies by Albert-Désiré Barre, reeded edge. ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ / E (=Essai) 1869 Youthful head of George I to right; below truncation, in tiny letters, BAPPE. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ Crowned and mantled coat of arms of the Kingdom of Greece; below, ë 20 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ ë . Divo P73. Karamitsos T.53. KM E11. Graded by NGC “PF 66 CAMEO”. Top pop in NGC and PCGS. Cert number: 2908889-009.

From the El-Greco Collection of Modern Greek Rarities.