5 Lepta

Features

Issuer	Greece
King	George I (1863-1913)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	1912
Value	5 Lepta (0.05)
Currency	First modern drachma (1832-1944)
Composition	Nickel
Weight	3.0 g
Diameter	19 mm
Thickness	1.6 mm
Shape	Round with a round hole
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 2808
References	KM# 62 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 1 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Crown right of central hole, mint and privy mark on the side of date at the bottom.

Script: Greek

Lettering:
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ
ΤΗΣ
ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ
1912

Translation: Kingdom of Greece

Reverse

Owl on amphora left of central hole, denomination to the right, engraver's name at the bottom.

Scripts: Greek, Latin

Lettering:
5
ΛΕΠΤΑ
Ch. PillEt

Translation: Lepta

Engraver: Charles Pillet

Edge

Plain

Mint

Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Mark

Henri-Auguste-Jules Patey, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1896-1930)

Comments

There are different positions of mint and privy marks.
Obverse
Dies 1-3 can be understood from the documentation

Die 4 - Torch far from Σ; torch to right of Σ; cornucopia axis intersects 9 low.
Picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev.

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Date			Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1912			25 053 000	$ 1.20	$ 1.20	$ 1.20	$ 1.20	$ 2.30	$ 2.30	$ 4.10		4 Varieties; see comments

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions Thursday World & Ancient Coins Weekly Online Auction 231925 Lot 63257	20 Jun 2019	UNC	The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 182 Lot 957	6 Feb 2026	XF	USD 6.96 (EUR 6.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 69 Lot 724	29 Oct 2022		USD 53.39 (EUR 46.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 67 Lot 1283	24 Sep 2022		USD 23.21 (EUR 20.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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