DescriptionFirst Class Award, Zappas Olympics, 1875.jpg
Ελληνικά: Βραβείο πρώτης κλάσης, Ζάππειες Ολυμπιάδες, 1875 (ως ΑΩ´Ο´Ε´). 42 χιλιοστά, 58.65 γρ. κοπής Παρισιού. Απεικόνιση Γεωργίου Α´. Επιγραφή ανάμεσα σε κότινο, ΑΓΩΝΟΘΕΤΗΣ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΟΣ ΖΑΠΠΑΣ, ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑ ΑΘΗΝΗΣΙ και ΤΑΞΕΩΣ Α´. Ένα από τα 10 που παρήχθησαν και απονεμήθηκαν
English: First Class Award, Zappas Olympics, 1875 (42mm, 58.65 g, 12h). Victor’s Award, Class A. Paris mint. Dated 1875 (in Greek alphanumerals ΑΩ´Ο´Ε´) . ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ AI BAΣIΛEYΣ TΩN EΛΛHNΩN (George the First, King of the Hellenes), head right; BARRE below / OΛYMΠIA/AΘHNHΣI/AΩ´O´E´./TAΞEΩΣ/A´. (Olympics/at Athens/1875/First Class) in five lines; AΓΩNOΘETHΣ EYAΓΓEΛΟΣ ZAΠΠAΣ (Organizer of the Games, Evangelis Zappas) above; all within olive and laurel wreath. Edge: (bee) OR. Gadoury & Vescovi 2; see Chaponnière & Firmenich 5, lot 528 (for a Class B in gold); cf. Forrer I, pp. 50-1 (for Barre’s succession to the office of graveur général of the Paris mint in 1855). VF, numerous contact marks, mount removed. Extremely rare, one of ten produced and awarded.
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