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1 Lepton
| Issuer | Kingdom of Greece |
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| Year | 1832-1843 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ (Translation: KINGDOM OF GREECE) |
| Reverse description | The denomination and date are displayed in three lines at center — numeral '1' above, the Greek inscription ΛΕΠΤΟΝ below, and the year of issue at the foot — all enclosed within a wreath of laurel branches tied at the base, the sprays curving symmetrically upward to meet at the top of the field. The legend is rendered in bold upright Greek letters. No additional inscription or exergue is present. |
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Greece's first domestic copper coinage was struck at the Paris Mint beginning in 1832, the young kingdom having only formally gained independence from Ottoman rule in 1830. The Bavarian regency governing on behalf of the adolescent King Otto contracted French minting facilities because Greece had no functioning mint of its own — a detail that underscores just how hastily the new state's institutions were being assembled.
The Paris Mint's privy marks appear on pieces from this run, a useful diagnostic for attributing individual examples within the 1832–1843 span.