Lot 00179

Georgios I, 1863-1913. Pattern 50 Lepta 1889 (Copper-Nickel, 21 mm, 4.98 g, 12 h), a double-sided reverse pattern, Paris, struck from dies by A. Borrel, plain edge. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ The crown of the kingdom of Greece; below, 50 ΛΕΠΤΑ / 1889. Rev. The same as the obverse. Divo -. Karamitsos T.70. KM Pn39. An extremely rare pattern in lovely condition. Graded by NGC “MS 63”. Cert number: 2908902-004.

From the El-Greco Collection of Modern Greek Rarities, and from the collection of Dr. Athanasios Ghertsos, Bank Leu 53, 21 October 1991, 623.