Lot 00168

Georgios I, 1863-1913. 20 Drachmai 1876 (Gold, 21 mm, 6.46 g, 6 h), Paris = A, struck from dies by Albert-Désiré Barre, reeded edge. ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ / A 1876 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, 20 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ flanked by the privy marks bee (for the Mint Director, Renouard de Bussière, 1860-1879), on the left, and an anchor (for the Engraver General, A. D. Barre, 1855-1878), on the right. Divo 46. Karamitsos 163. KM 49. Graded by NGC “MS 62”. Cert number: 2909003-003.

From the El-Greco Collection of Modern Greek Rarities.