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CYPRUS, PIASTRE COINAGE 1879-1949, Complete Circulation Issues.
1895 Piastre

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Coin Details

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Origin/Country:	CYPRUS
Design Description:
Item Description:	1P 1895
Grade:	PCGS AU 50 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 1895.

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: 54,000
RARITY: Common in low grades but rare in AU and UNC condition.

1895 PIASTRE AU 50 BN

Extremely fine example of this rare date.
Solid and attractive with traces of luster in the legends.