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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manny9655, post: 8057317, member: 112417&quot;]The word ΟΒΟΛΟΣ (Obolos) on the Greek 5 Lepta coin meant that it was equal to a British half penny, commonly called an obol. Many countries at that time had their monetary system tied to the British one in some way. I have the 10 Lepta version, same year, of this coin.&nbsp; You can see the &quot;A&quot; mint mark below the bow on the reverse; that means it was minted in Paris.&nbsp; Many Greek coins and stamps of the late 19th century were actually produced in France.&nbsp; George I was the recently deceased Prince Philip of England&#039;s grandfather.&nbsp; (George I was assassinated in 1913, BTW, by a Socialist sympathizer.)&nbsp; In a story I&#039;ve told on this forum before, my family on my mother&#039;s side knew King George I&#039;s son, also named George, when he was High Commissioner of Crete after the 1897-98 revolt that my family played a major role in, that freed Crete from Ottoman rule.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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