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CYPRUS, PIASTRE COINAGE 1879-1949, Complete Circulation Issues.
1940 18 Piastres

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Coin Details

Set Details

Origin/Country:	CYPRUS
Design Description:
Item Description:	18P 1940
Grade:	NGC MS 63
Owner:	TMS Coins

Winning Set:	CYPRUS, PIASTRE COINAGE 1879-1949, Complete Circulation Issues.
Date Added:	5/17/2011
Research:	See NGC's Census Report for this Coin

Owner's Description

CYPRUS, KING GEORGE VI 18 PIASTRES 1940.

OBVERSE: Crowned head of King facing left.
REVERSE: Two lions passant guardant, adopted from the badge of the Governor.
ENGRAVERS: Obverse: Percy Metcalfe. Reverse: Kruger Gray.
DIAMETER: 29.8 mm
WEIGHT: 11.31 g
EDGE: Grained.
FINENESS: 0.925 (Sterling standard).
MINTAGE: 100,000
RARITY: Common

1940 18 PIASTRES MS 63

A choice example of this common coin.
Brilliant and flashy with lustrus surfaces.
NGC: Tied with three others as finest graded.