GREECE. Otho, 1832-1862. 5 Drachmai 1833 (Silver, 38 mm, 21.94 g, 5 h), Athens, but struck in 1843, in a mintage of 435 pieces, struck from dies by Carl Friedrich Voigt, reeded edge. ΟΘΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ Youthful head of Otho to right; below truncation in tiny letters, K. ΦΟÏΓΤ. Rev. 5 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ /(owl) 1833 Crowned shield bearing the coat of arms of Greece with the Wittelsbach arms at the center; all within an olive wreath with ties below. Divo 10c. Karamitsos 112. KM 20. Graded by NGC "VF details / obv graffiti". Cert number: 2908887-003.

From the El-Greco Collection of Modern Greek Rarities.

The 5 Drachmai dated to 1833 with owl mint mark, were actually struck in Athens in 1843, as a limited issue of only 435 pieces. It is thought that they were made because King Otho wanted to create the belief that 5 Drachmai coins had already been minted in the Kingdom of Greece at the very beginning of its modern numismatic history.