Owner Comments:
CYPRUS, QUEEN VICTORIA 1/2 PIASTRE 1900.
OBVERSE: Young head of Victoria facing left and wearing a coronet ornamented with oak leaves and scrolls.
REVERSE: 1/2 within a beaded circle.
ENGRAVER: Leonard Charles Wyon.
DIAMETER: 27.5 mm.
WEIGHT: 5.83 g
EDGE: Plain.
METAL COMPOSITION: Copper 95%, Tin 4%, Zinc 1%.
MINTAGE: 36,000
RARITY: Exceedingly rare coin, very hard to find in any condition.
1900 1/2 PIASTRE AU 50 BN
About uncirculated example of this rare coin. Extremely rare in this state of preservation.
The single finest example of the date. NGC has certified only one other as VF.