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Detailed information about Coin: Twenty Lepta 1900 from Cretan State
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| Country | Cretan State | Currency | Cretan Drachma | ||||||
| Face value | 20 (x Lepton) | Type | Twenty Lepta | ||||||
| Year | 1900 | Current | No (demonetised 1913) | ||||||
| Mintage | 1,250,000 (1.3 million) | ||||||||
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| Material | CuproNickel | Designer | Alfred Borrel | ||||||
| Monarch | Πρίγκηψ Γεώργιος της Ελλάδος (Prince George of Greece) | Effigy | |||||||
| Production technology | Milled (machine-made) | Shape | Round | ||||||
| Size (mm) | 21.3000 | Thickness (mm) | |||||||
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| 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 1900. 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. |
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| Obverse inscription | KPHTIKH ΠOΛITEIA 1900 | ||||||||
| Reverse | Framed by olive and laurel branches, the denomination 20 ΛEΠTA (20 Λεπτά - 20 Lepta). Below that, A - the mint mark of the Paris Mint. |
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| Reverse inscription | 20 ΛEΠTA | ||||||||
| Edge | Plain | Edge inscription | None | ||||||
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Crete KM# 5 |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Mint | |||
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Mintage |
| British Museum - coin |
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| American Bullion Inc. - Free Gold Guide |