Greece. 1 Drachma 1962 NGC MS-64, King: PAUL - Greek Kingdom, Greek coin, No: 12

Description: GREECE : 1 DRACHMA YEAR : 1962,in special plastic case by NGC , MS - 64RRR : RareCooper - Nickel Greek Coin, VASILIO TIS ELLADOS = GREEK KINGDOM King : PAUL ,GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC. ============================ King Paul of Greece Paul with his wife Frederica. Paul (Greek: Παῦλος, Βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἑλλήνων, Pávlos, Vasiléfs ton Ellínon; 14 December 1901 – 6 March 1964) reigned as King of Greece from 1947 to 1964. Family and early life Paul was born in Athens, the third son of King Constantine I of Greece and his wife, Princess Sophia of Prussia. He was trained as a naval officer. On 9 January 1938, Paul married Frederika of Hanover at Athens. They had three children:· Sophia, Queen of Spain (born 1938)· Constantine II, King of the Hellenes (born 1940)· Irene, Princess of Greece and Denmark (born 1942) Before his marriage he is alleged to have invited the homosexual literary muse, Denham Fouts, on a cruise of the Aegean Sea, perhaps because they were lovers. However, Fouts's friend John B. L. Goodwin said Fouts often made up stories about his life, and literary critic Katherine Bucknell thought many of the tales about him were myth. From 1917 to 1920, Paul lived in exile with his father, Constantine I. From 1923 to 1935, and again from 1941 to 1946, he lived in exile again, this time with his brother, George II. During most of World War II, when Greece was under German occupation, he was with the Greek government-in-exile in London and Cairo. From Cairo, he broadcast messages to the Greek people. Paul returned to Greece in 1946. He succeeded to the throne in 1947, on the death of his childless elder brother, King George II, during the Greek Civil War (between Greek Communists and the non-communist Greek government). In 1947 he was unable to attend the wedding of his first cousin, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh to the future Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom as he was suffering from typhoid fever. By 1949 the Civil War was effectively over, with the Communist insurgents ceasing the majority of their operations, and the task of rebuilding the shattered north of the country began. In the 1950s Greece recovered economically, and diplomatic and trade links were strengthened by Paul’s state visits abroad. He became the first Greek Monarch to visit a Turkish Head of State. However, links with Britain became strained over Cyprus, where the majority Greek population favored union with the homeland, which Britain, as the colonial power, would not endorse. Eventually, Cyprus became an independent state in 1960. In December 1959 Prince Maximillian of Bavaria presented the coronation regalia of King Otto of Greece to the King. It had been almost a century since they were last in Greece. Meanwhile, republican sentiment was growing in Greece. Both Paul and Frederika attracted criticism for their interference in politics, frequent foreign travels, and the cost of maintaining the Royal Family. Paul responded by economising and donated his private estate at Polidendri to the State. In 1959, he had an operation for a cataract, and in 1963 an emergency operation for appendicitis. In late February 1964, he underwent a further operation for stomach cancer, and died about a week later in Athens. ============================Condition: The coin characterized : MS-64 from Numismatic Guaranty Corporation See the scan (picture), shape your own opinion. You will take that you see in photographs of sale. ============================ Normal 0 false false false EL X-NONE X-NONE Payment instructions · All eBay methods .... Paypal prefered. The fast, easy, and secure way to pay online. · For any questions about payment and shipping instruction please don't hesitate to be in contact with me · Payment must be sent in 1 - 7 days of the end of sale Shipping Instructions and Cost · Items will shipped in the next 1 - 2 days after receiving the payment · Item shipped WORLDWIDE FREE with Registered letter · Shipping Insurance can be added for some countries but not USA. · Day of receiving depends from Countrie's Distance (5-25 working days). If you don't receive beetween this time the item please inform me imediatelly.

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Location: Athens, Attiki

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