Greece 1911 drachma
The modern nation of Greece obtained independence from Ottoman Turkey in 1833. It functioned as a monarchy from that year until 1925 and again from 1935-1974. Coins from these periods often feature a crown a part of the design. Today the country is the Hellenic Republic of Greece. The coin shown is a silver drachma minted in Paris (privy marks) 1910-11. It was accompanied by a silver two drachmai and was the last silver issue before World War One wrecked the hard currency system. It was lot 25052 in Heritage sale 3026 (Long Beach, October 2013), where it sold for $1,762.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "George I Drachma 1911, MS66 NGC, superb deep silvery-gray patina with full mint brilliance, an most attractive example and a very rare type in this elite quality."
Recorded mintage: 1,881,000.
Specification: 5 g, 0.835 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 60.
- Jean-Paul Divo, Modern Greek Coins, 1828-1968. Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman NV, 1968.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3026, World & Ancient Coins, featuring the RLM Collection, Part Two, the Nogales Collection and the Goetz Medals Die Archive, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
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