Collection ''Coins of the Greek Nation '' a rare collectors item in .925 silver

Description: Description The coins of the collection are copy. They are new.They are from the commemorative series of MAILink with the name,''Coins of the Greek Nation ''. All coins of the Collection are crafted in silver with a maximum purity of 925 °. Coins are masterpieces of detail and their finishing is entirely at hand.-The Ionian State, 1819One of the coins minted when the Ionian Islands were ceded to Britain (1809-1863). They replaced the Gazettes that were minted during the Russo-Turkish alliance (1798-1807). Their correspondence to the decimal system was: (until 1835) 4 lepta = 1 obol, 100 obols = 1 Spanish dollar (8 reales). The coin in question was minted in 1819 in 8,279,000 copies and is made of copper. Diameter 28.3 mm, weight 9.40 grammes.Obverse:In the centre the Lion of St. Mark of Venice, symbolizing the Serene Republic of Venice, which had created the Ionian State. Around the Lion the words ΙΟΝΙΚΟΝ ΚΡΑΤΟΣ (Ionian State). Below the device the year of minting (1819).Reverse:In the centre a representation of Britannia, a mythical figure symbolizing Great Britain. To the left and beside her a shield rests, carrying a flag of Great Britain, while in her left hand she holds a trident, symbolizing English naval supremacy. Above, in an arc, the world BRITANNIA. -Capodistrias, 1831The Capodistrias "Phoenix" is one of the first official national coins of the modern Greek State. Its minting had been authorized by the vote on 29th July 1828 of the 4th National Assembly of Argos. The official date of circulation was 1st October 1829. Made of pure copper (coming from captured Turkish cannons), with a weight of 5 drams and a diameter of 30 to 33 mm, depending on the edition. The coin in question, struck in 1831, has a diameter of 30 mm. 1,223,000 copies were struck in the first Greek Mint, which was founded in Aegina and set up, for obvious reasons, in the garden of the Governor's house! Obverse:Shows the "Phoenix Revived" (reborn from its ashes) in the light of the rays of the Holy Spirit, with a cross above its head. Peripherally, above and to each side of the phoenix, the words ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΠΟΛΙΤΕΙΑ (Hellenic State), and below them the letters ",αωκα", i.e. 1821.Reverse:A wreath composed of two branches, one olive and one laurel. Within the wreath the value of the coin, and on either side, in an arc, the words ΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΤΗΣ Ι.Α. ΚΑΠΟΔΙΣΤΡΙΑΣ (Governor I.A. Capodistrias), with the date of minting of the coin (1831). -Othon, 1837A subdivision of the new monetary unit, the drachma, introduced into the country with the coming of Othon, authorized by the "Regent's Decree in Nauplia" of 8th February 1833, "?n the establishment of the monetary system". Made of pure copper, its weight was 12.99 grammes and its diameter 28 mm. The dies for this coin, as for all of Othon's coinage, were made by the celebrated engraver Voigt in Munich. This coin, like all editions of the ten-lepta piece, was struck in the Athens Mint, which had just been set up by the Decree of 15/27th June 1836, in 2,660,383 copies. Obverse:The coat-of-arms of the State with the inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ (Kingdom Of Greece).Reverse:The face value of the coin and year of its minting.—George I, 1875Following the abdication of Othon and the succession of George I, a new monetary system was established, with the Law of 10th April 1867 "on the monetary system". This system lasted until May 14th, 1928. The drachma continued as a monetary unit, but with a weight of 5 grams in accordance with the specifications of the Latin Monetary Union (Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland), of which Greece became a member in 1868. The silver five-drachma piece, struck in 1875 at the Paris Mint in 1,195,799 copies, had a weight of 25 grammes and a diameter of 37 mm, with a purity of 900 ° silver.Obverse: George I King of the Hellenes (George I King of the Hellenes), and below, the date of the minting.Reverse: The coat-of-arms of the State, around which the words KINGDOM OF GREECE (Kingdom of Greece), and below in figures the value of the coin: 5 DRAMS (5 drachmas).-George I, 1911In 1910 and until 1911 a considerable number of silver coins of one-drachma and two-drachma denominations were in circulation to replace the "small charge of paper money" that had been circulating since 1885. They were struck at the Paris Mint and designed by the archaeologist, and then Director of the Numismatic Museum, I. Svoronos. This coin retains the same features as the silver coins of earlier mintings, which has a weight of 5 grammes, a diameter of 23 mm and a silver content of 835 °; altogether, 1,881,817 copies were issued. Obverse: Head of George I look to the left, surrounded by the words GEORGE A KING OF GREEKS, with the year of minting below.Reverse: Thetis on a seahorse, bringing to his son Achilles his weapons and shield, made by Hephaestus. Below, written in full, the value of the coin with the word ΔΡΑΧΜΗ (drachma), with an incised surround.-George I, 1912A coin ordered from the Parisian Compagnie Francaise de Metaux in accordance with the Law ΓΧΜΑ (3641), minted from 1912 to 1920 in the Paris Mint, together with the ten- and twenty-lepta coins. Made of 98% nickel, it has a hole in the centre, a weight of 3 grammes and a diameter of 19 mm. This edition was minted in 202,108 copies; altogether 25,053,946 copies were issued instead of the 30,000,000 foreseen.Obverse:To the right of the hole, the Greek coat-of-arms, above and to the left the inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ, and, below, the date of minting.Reverse:Above the hole the figure 5, to the right the word ΛΕΠΤΑ, and below the olive-branch, to the left, the Olive of Athena on a tilted amphora. -1st Greek Republic, 1926These coins were ordered from Arthur Krupp Factories in Berndorf, Austria, and were struck in 1926, in the Vienna Mint in 20,000,000 copies, in accordance with the decree of 11th May 1926 "on the amendment and completion of Law 2886/1922". They are in a copper and nickel alloy (75% copper, 25% nickel), with a weight of 7.5 grammes and a diameter of 27 mm. They have a milled edge. The plaster models were made by Ziller and the original steel dies were engraved by Academician engraver R. Placht of the Vienna Mint.Obverse: A copy of Athena's head taken from ancient Corinthian coins.Reverse: In the arc the words THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC and the year "1926", and in the center in two lines in capital letters the value of the coin: e.g. Two drachmas.-1st Greek Republic, 1930A product of the new monetary reform of the Presidential Decree of 10th November 1927 and of Law 3423, by which the bimetallic standard was abandoned and the gold standard adopted, with the simultaneous foundation of the issuing Bank of Greece (12th May, 1928). The drachma remained as the monetary unit but with a new exchange rate against gold (the value of the new drachma in gold was equivalent to 1/15 of the old) and against the pound sterling (i.e. the gold sovereign). These coins were struck in the Royal Mint in London in 1930, in 7,500,000 copies. They had a weight of 7 grammes, a diameter of 24 mm, and a milled edge. Composition: a 4-metal alloy of 50% silver, 40% copper, 5% nickel and 5% zinc. Obverse:Head of Demeter wearing a cloak and looking to the left, taken from an ancient Greek coin of the Amphictionic League. Behind her neck in an arc and in relief the word ΔΗΜΗΤΗΡ (Demeter) in antique-style capital letters. Reverse:In the centre, horizontally, an ear of wheat, taken from an ancient Greek Metapontic coin; to its left the figure 10 and right, the letters ΔΡ (drachmas). In an arc symmetrically on either side of the ear of wheat in capital letters the words ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ and ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ. Immediately below the ear of wheat the date of minting (1930). -1st Greek Republic, 1930A product of the new monetary reform of the Presidential Decree of 10th November 1927 and of Law 3423, by which the bimetallic standard was abandoned and the gold standard adopted, with the simultaneous foundation of the issuing Bank of Greece (12th May, 1928). The drachma remained as the monetary unit but with a new exchange rate against gold (the value of the new drachma in gold was equivalent to 1/15 of the old) and against the pound sterling (i.e. the gold sovereign). These coins were struck in the Royal Mint in London in 1930, in 7,500,000 copies. They had a weight of 7 grammes, a diameter of 24 mm, and a milled edge. Composition: a 4-metal alloy of 50% silver, 40% copper, 5% nickel and 5% zinc. Obverse:Head of Demeter wearing a cloak and looking to the left, taken from an ancient Greek coin of the Amphictionic League. Behind her neck in an arc and in relief the word ΔΗΜΗΤΗΡ (Demeter) in antique-style capital letters. Reverse:In the centre, horizontally, an ear of wheat, taken from an ancient Greek Metapontic coin; to its left the figure 10 and right, the letters ΔΡ (drachmas). In an arc symmetrically on either side of the ear of wheat in capital letters the words ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ and ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ. Immediately below the ear of wheat the date of minting (1930). -Othon, 1832, Silver drachmaIn accordance with the new monetary system, introduced into Modern Greece by the monarchy, a silver drachma was circulated to replace the Phoenix. It was divided into 100 equal parts, called "lepta", as laid down by the Regency Decree of 8th/20th February 1833 "on the organization of the monetary system". At the same time the coinage that had circulated under Capodistrias was withdrawn. The silver drachma consisted of 9 parts pure silver to 1 part copper (thus having a purity of 900°); it contained 4.029 grammes of silver and 0.448 grammes of copper, with a total weight of 4.477 grammes and a diameter of 23.2 mm. Its value was fixed at the equivalent of 0.895 of one gold franc. It was minted in Munich in 1,125,000 copies. Obverse:The coat-of-arms of the State and, below, the value of the coin and the year of its minting. Reverse:The head of King Othon, looking to the right, with the inscription ΟΘΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ (Othon King of Greece). Materia :Silver .925 All coins of the Collection are crafted in silver with a maximum purity of 925 °. Coins are masterpieces of detail and their finishing is entirely at hand.The item comes with a personalized guarantee of its genuineness and authenticity See more information in the link below. http://www.mailink.gr/low/products.php?id=14 Very good choice for collecting or for a good gift!!!!!!!! I kindly ask you to say your opinion about this auction. It would be very important to us. 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