Greece 1874-A 50 lepta

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This fifty lepta was struck for Greece at the Paris mint 1868 (rare), 1874 (common) and 1883 (somewhat scarce). It is one of the few Greek silver coins of the nineteenth century which is readily available.

Recorded mintage: 4,501,000.

Specification: 2.5 g, .835 fine silver, .067 troy oz ASW, reeded edge, designed by Barré.

Catalog reference: KM 37.

Sources:

• Jean-Paul Divo, Modern Greek Coins, 1828-1968. Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman NV, 1968.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• Greece 1873-A drachma
• 1874-A 20 ΛΕΠΤA (lepta)
• 1874-A drachma
• Greece 1875-A 5 drachmai
• Coins and currency dated 1874
• return to coins of Greece