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CYPRUS, PIASTRE COINAGE 1879-1949, Complete Circulation Issues.
1891 Piastre

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Coin Details

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Origin/Country:	CYPRUS
Design Description:
Item Description:	1P 1891
Grade:	NGC VF 30 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 1891.

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: 54,010
RARITY: Common in low grades but rare in AU and UNC condition.

1891 PIASTRE VF 30 BN

Very fine example of this rare date.