Greece (Modern)

Greece 5 Drachmai 1930

Greece 5 Drachmai 1930

The SCWC [KM] shows these were minted in London and Brussels, with the Brussels mint being valued at over twice the London mint. The note states; London "in second set of berries on the left only one berry will have a dot on it" and for the Brussels mint "Two berries will have dots". That's good but the description of "second set of berries" will probably not get you there because by my count it's NOT the second set of berries. Starting the count from where? It's the second set of three berries from the top of the left sprig. Another, less important note, they are not dots but dimples. If you search 'Google Images' for this coin you'll see depictions distinguishing the two mints.
I've seen these in a Heritage auction, slabbed MS 65 go for over $200. There's no real wear on this but fields are disturbed enough to be called a AU.

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