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20 Drachmai - Otto
| Issuer | Kingdom of Greece |
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| Year | 1833 |
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| Thickness | 1.1 mm |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of King Otto of Greece facing left, rendered in high relief with finely detailed wavy hair swept back from the forehead and gathered at the nape. The portrait, executed in a Neoclassical style characteristic of Bavarian die-engraver Carl Friedrich Voigt, occupies the central field. The circular legend ΟΘΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ (Othon, King of Greece) runs along the upper periphery, while the engraver's name ΦΟΙΓΤ (Voigt) appears in small capitals at the base of the portrait. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | The royal arms of Greece, comprising a quartered shield bearing the Greek cross in white and blue alternating quarters with the Bavarian lozenge in the lower dexter quarter, surmounted by a royal crown topped with a cross. The shield is flanked symmetrically by two olive branches tied at the base with a ribbon bow, alluding to Greece's classical heritage. The denomination 20 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ (20 Drachmai) and the date 1833 are inscribed in the lower field, separated by the tied branches, with the numeral 20 to the left and the date to the right. A beaded border frames the design. |
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