CYPRUS, 1/2 PIASTRE COLLECTION 1879-1949

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Coin Details

Origin/Country: CYPRUS
Item Description: 1/2P 1927
Full Grade: NGC AU 58 BN
Owner: TMS Coins

Owner Comments:

CYPRUS, KING GEORGE V 1/2 PIASTRE 1927.

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: 108,000
RARITY: Common in low grades, but extremely rare in uncirculated.

1927 1/2 PIASTRE AU 58 BN

Attractive chocolate-brown surfaces. Extremely rare in this state of preservation.

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