GREECE. Otho, 1832-1862. 1/2 Drachmi 1843 (Silver, 19 mm, 2.22 g, 6 h), Athens, struck from dies by Carl Friedrich Voigt, reeded edge. ΟΘΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ Mature head of Otho to right; below truncation in tiny letters, K.Φ. Rev. 1/2 ΔΡΑΧΜΗ / (owl) 1843 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 14d. Karamitsos 97. KM 19. Graded by NGC "XF 45". Cert number: 2908887-011.

From the El-Greco Collection of Modern Greek Rarities, ex Spink 11, 27 October 1983, 481.

This 1/2 Drachmi is the rarest coin of all the 1/2 Drachmi coins struck for general circulation.