Owner Comments:
CYPRUS, QUEEN VICTORIA 1/2 PIASTRE 1885
OBVERSE: Young head of Victoria facing left and wearing a coronet ornamented with oak leaves and scrolls.
REVERSE: 1/2 within a beaded circle.
ENGRAVER: Leonard Charles Wyon.
DIAMETER: 27.5 mm
WEIGHT: 5.83 g
EDGE: Plain.
METAL COMPOSITION: Copper 95%, Tin 4%, Zinc 1%.
MINTAGE: 54,000
RARITY: Scarce but extremely rare in high grades.
1885 1/2 PIASTRE MS 63 RB
Superb coin featuring a full strike, nice red-brown color and original luster in and around the devices.
NGC's single finest example in RB.