1851 Otto Greek Silver 5 Drachmas (old head left)

Obverse
1851 Otto Greek Silver 5 Drachmas (old head left) (Obverse)

Reverse
1851 Otto Greek Silver 5 Drachmas (old head left) (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Greece 
Period:  King Otto 
Face value:  5 Drachmas 
Date:  1851 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Head of King Otto facing left 
Legend:  ΟΘΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ 
 
Reverse:  Crowned arms with branches 
Legend:  5 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ 1851 
 
Edge:  Reeded 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  K. Lange 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 36 

Currency
Unit:  Greek Drachma 
System:  Decimal 
 
Fractions:  100 Lepta = 1 Drachma
 
Mint Marks: 
A, (a) - Monnaie de Paris, Paris, France
B - Vienna, Austria
BB - Strassburg, France
(c) - Aegina, Greece (chain and anchor)
H - Heaton & Sons, Birmingham, England
K - Bordeaux, France
KN - King’s Norton, Birmingham, England
(o) - Athens, Greece (owl)
(p) - Poissy, France (thunderbolt)

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Issue
Year: 
1851 
Mintage:   
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Specifications
Total Weight:  22.5000g (0.72 Oz)  
Composition:  Silver 
Fineness:  0.9000 
Silver Content:  20.25g (0.65 Oz)  
Silver Value:  $26.40 
Alignment: 
Diameter:  36.00mm 

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1851 $640 $1260 $2510 $5510 $8300 $12500 $18000
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