CYPRUS, PIASTRE COINAGE 1879-1949, Complete Circulation Issues.
1886 Piastre


Obverse
Reverse

Coin Details

 

Set Details

Origin/Country: CYPRUS
Design Description:
Item Description: 1P 1886
Grade: NGC AU 58 BN
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, QUEEN VICTORIA 1 PIASTRE 1886.

OBVERSE: Young head of Victoria facing left and wearing a coronet ornamented with oak leaves and scrolls.
REVERSE: 1 within a beaded circle.
ENGRAVER: Leonard Charles Wyon.
DIAMETER: 32 mm
WEIGHT: 11.66 g
EDGE: Plain.
METAL COMPOSITION: Copper 95%, Tin 4%, Zinc 1%.
MINTAGE: 226,800
RARITY: Very common coin, but rare in uncirculated condition.

1886 PIASTRE AU 58 BN

Very rare in this state of preservation.
NGC: Pop 3 with one graded higher.

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