100 Drachmai - George II Restoration of the Monarchy

Features

Issuer	Greece
King	George II (1922-1924, 1935-1947)
Type	Non-circulating coins
Year	1940
Value	100 Drachmai
Currency	First modern drachma (1832-1944)
Composition	Gold (.900)
Weight	32.258 g
Diameter	38 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Issued	Never issued
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 29179
References	KM# 76 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Fr# 19 Coin & Currency Institute (publisher). Gold Coins of the World. Coin & Currency Institute (7 volumes). , Divo Greek# 111 Jean-Paul Divo; 1969. Modern Greek Coins, 1828-1968: a detailed description of every known Greek and Cretan coin from the time of Capodistrias until the present time (with valuations). Bank Leu, Jacques Schulman, Zürich, Switzerland / Amsterdam, Netherlands. , Karamitsos# 182 Takēs Karatzas (ed.); 2007. Hellas Coins: Coins of Modern Greece = Νομίσματα της Νεότερης Ελλάδας. A. Karamitsos, Thessaloníki, Greece.

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Commemorative issue

5th Anniversary of the Restoration of the Monarchy

Obverse

Portrait of King George B' head left

Script: Greek

Lettering:
ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Β! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ
25 ΝΟΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ 1935

Translation:
GEORGE B! KING OF THE GREEKS
25th OF NOVEMBER 1935

Engravers: O. Steinberger, Frank Kovacs

Reverse

Denomination within crowned wreath

Script: Greek

Lettering: 100 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ

Translation: 100 DRACHMAI

Engravers: O. Steinberger, Frank Kovacs

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited), United Kingdom (1850-2003)

Comments

this currency was minted to Latin Union standards, even though the latter had already been dissolved Automatically translated

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Date			Mintage		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (1940)			140							$ 40 000

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Bullion value: USD 4174.48 Search tips

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Actual gold weight: 0.933 oz

Current gold price: 4472.30 USD/oz (see gold price

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Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2025 August 27 - 29 ANA World & Ancient Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction 3125 Lot 33172	27 Aug 2025	UNC (NGC PR65 Ultra Cameo)	USD 44 400.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions 2025 January 13 NYINC Platinum Session World & Ancient Coins Signature® Auction - New York 3121 Lot 32036	13 Jan 2025	UNC (NGC PR63 Cameo)	USD 33 600.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Nomos AG Auction 31 Lot 210	23 Mar 2024	UNC (NGC PF64+ CAMEO)	USD 43 010.59 (CHF 34 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions 2024 January 8 NYINC Platinum Session World & Ancient Coins Signature® Auction - New York 3113 Lot 31203	8 Jan 2024	UNC (NGC PR63)	USD 36 000.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions 2022 May 5 - 7 Central States World Coins & Ancient Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction 3099 Lot 30271	5 May 2022	UNC (NGC PR64 Cameo)	USD 36 000.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 128 Lot 469	17 Nov 2021	UNC (NGC PF64 Cameo)	USD 41 745.57 (CHF 33 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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