One Lepton, Coin Type from Cretan State - detailed information

One Lepton, Coin Type from Cretan State (issued 1900 - 1901)
Coin TypeOne Lepton

Composition: 95% copper, 4% tin, 1% zinc.

Obverse

At centre, crown (identical with the crown of earlier coins of the Kingdom of Greece). Around, KPHTIKH ΠOΛITEIA (Κρητική Πολιτεία - Cretan State, in Greek). Below the crown in small letters, Α ΒΟΡΡΕΛ (the designer's name A [Alfred] Borrel in Greek transliteration). Below, the date. To the left of the date, a small cornucopia - privy mark of the Director of the Paris Mint. To the right of the date, a torch - privy mark of Henri-Auguste Patey, chief engraver of the Paris Mint 1896 - 1926.

Obverse Inscription KPHTIKH ΠOΛITEIA [year]
Reverse

Framed by olive and laurel branches, the denomination 1 ΛEΠTON (1 Λεπτόν - 1 Lepton; earlier Greek orthography was Lepton, later changed to Lepto). Below that, A - the mint mark of the Paris Mint.

Reverse Inscription 1 ΛEΠTON
EdgePlainEdge InscriptionNone
Coin Type: One Lepton - (2) Coins
Coin NameReverseObverseDetails
One Lepton 1900 Material: Bronze
Mint: Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint)
Mintage: 289,283
One Lepton 1901 Material: Bronze
Mint: Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint)
Mintage: 1,710,717
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One Lepton: Details
CountryCretan State
CurrencyCretan Drachma
From1900
To1901
Face Value1 (x Lepton)
CurrentNo (demonetised 1913)
MaterialBronze
DesignerAlfred Borrel
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
Size15.0000 mm
Mass