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CYPRUS, PIASTRE COINAGE 1879-1949, Complete Circulation Issues.
1930 1/2 Piastre

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Coin Details

Set Details

Origin/Country:	CYPRUS
Design Description:
Item Description:	1/2P 1930
Grade:	NGC MS 64 RB
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, KING GEORGE V 1/2 PIASTRE 1930.

OBVERSE: Crowned bust of George V facing left.
REVERSE: 1/2 within a beaded circle.
ENGRAVER: Obverse: Edwar Bertram MacKennal. Reverse: Leonard Charles Wyon.
DIAMETER: 27.5 mm
WEIGHT: 5.83 g
EDGE: Plain.
METAL COMPOSITION: Copper 95%, Tin 4%, Zinc 1%.
MINTAGE: 180,000
RARITY: Common.

1930 1/2 PIASTRE MS 64 RB

Exceptional specimen of superb quality.
Brilliant and attractive with full strike, clear fields and beautiful red-brown color. Finished with more than 80% original red luster.
NGC: Tied with one other for finest known.