Owner Comments:
CYPRUS, QUEEN VICTORIA 1/2 PIASTRE 1890.
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: 180,000
RARITY: Very rare coin; extremely rare in uncirculated condition.
1890 1/2 PIASTRE MS 62 BN
Very high grade for a very rare coin.
Strong strike with original red luster in and around the devices.
NGC: Pop 1 with one grading MS63.