LOT 4194

Greece. George I AV 20 Drachmai.

Dated 1884. Paris mint. Third portrait. Designed by Jean-Auguste Barre.

DESCRIPTION:
ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ A 1884 ΒΑΡΡΕ, bare head to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ, arms within crowned mantle inscribing ΙΣΧΥΣ ΜΟΥ Η ΑΓΑΠΗ ΤΟΥ ΛΑΟΥ, denomination below. KM 49. 49.04 grams total, 85 mm including case.

NGC AU 58, certification number 8237785-014. NGC Census in this grade: 6. NGC Census in higher grade: 903.

MEASUREMENTS:
49.04 grams total, 85 mm including case.

SIZE :
3 3/8 in.

PROVENANCE:
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

COMMENTS NOTES:
Mintage: 550,000. Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 6.45161 g. (AGW=0.1867 oz.) Composition: 900/1000 Gold.

ESTIMATE: £300 - 400 (EUR 350 - 460; USD 410 - 540)

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