Owner Comments:
CYPRUS, QUEEN ELIZABETH II 3 MILS 1955.
OBVERSE: Crowned bust of Elizabeth II facing right.
REVERSE: A fish, based on a design on an iron-age vase in the Cyprus Museum and represents the sea surrounding the island.
DIAMETER: 20 mm.
WEIGHT: 2.83 g.
EDGE: Plain.
METAL COMPOSITION: Copper 95.5%, Tin 3%, Zinc 1.5%.
ENGRAVER: Obverse: Cecil Tomas. Reverse: W. M. Gardner.
MINT : Royal Mint, London.
MINTAGE: 6.250.000.
RARITY: Very common.
1955 3 MILS MS 65 RD
A superb example of this common coin.
Wonderful and brilliant, essentially a GEM, with bold strike, booming red luster and hardly any abrasion.