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| Greek Coins 5 Drachmai Silver coin of 1833, Othon King Otto of Greece. |
Greek Coins Kingdom 5 Drachmas Silver coin of 1833 Othon King Otto of Greece
Greek Coins, Coins of Greece, Greek Silver Coins,Greek Drachma.Obverse: Head of Othon (Otto of Bavaria) as King of the Hellenes right. Greek legend around.
Reverse: Crowned Greek shield, flanked by olive-branches. Denomination and date below.
Legend: 5 DRACHMAI (anchor) 1835 (A) *
Mint Place: Paris (A)
Reference: Davenport 115, Divo 10b, KM-20.
Weight: 22.13 gram of Silver
Diameter: 38 mm
Otto was the second son of King Ludwig I of Bavaria. While the elder son, Maximilian, ascended to the Bavarian throne, Otto became the first king of modern Greece. His intentions were honorable, but he had compromised himself politically and had to obey the great powers of Europe who had placed him on the throne. When he didn't attack the Ottoman Empire, his nation's arch-enemy, he lost the support of the Greek people and was deposed. As a symbol of modern democratic force in Greece, this coin has few equals.