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1 Lepton
| Issuer | Greece |
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| Year | 1828-1830 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | The numeral '1' above the Greek denomination ΛΕΠΤΟΝ, all enclosed within a wreath composed of laurel branches on the left and olive branches on the right, tied at the base with a bow, below which the year of issue appears. A circular legend in Greek script reading ΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΤΗΣ Ι•Α•ΚΑΠΟΔΙΣΤΡΙΑΣ, referencing Governor Ioannis Antonios Kapodistrias, runs around the periphery between two beaded borders. The date 1828 is inscribed at the base of the wreath below the tied stems. |
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The 1 Lepton of 1828–1830 belongs to the first coinage issued by the modern Greek state, authorized under Ioannis Kapodistrias, who governed as the first head of state following independence from Ottoman rule. Production took place at the Aegina mint — the first functioning mint on Greek soil in centuries — established on the island specifically because Athens remained insecure and contested territory at the time.
Kapodistrias was assassinated in 1831, and the mint at Aegina closed shortly after, making this among the shortest-lived national coinage series in 19th-century European history.