Greece, King George I, 5 drachmai, 1875
Also known as: Griekenland, koning Georgios I, 5 drachmen,1875
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1875
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king to the left. Date at bottom in circumscription. To the right of it letter A [=Paris]. Reverse: on mantle with crown, Greek coat of arms hung with chivalric order with jewel.
Denomination at bottom in circumscription. Milled edge. Struck in Paris during the so-called Latin Monetary Union. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3565A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.7 cm x weight 24.85 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- diameter 3.7 cm x weight 24.85 g · diameter 3,7 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 24,85 g
- Measurements
- diameter 3.7 cm x weight 24.85 g
Design
- Obverse
- head of the king to the left. Date at bottom in circumscription. To the right of it letter A [=Paris].
- Reverse
- on mantle with crown, Greek coat of arms hung with chivalric order with jewel. Denomination at bottom in circumscription. Milled edge. Struck in Paris during the so-called Latin Monetary Union.
Identification
- Original title
- Griekenland, koning Georgios I, 5 drachmen,1875
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-3565A
- Museum classification
- coin · vijf drachmen
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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