Owner Comments:
CYPRUS, QUEEN VICTORIA 1 PIASTRE 1885.
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: Extremely rare in any condition.
1885 PIASTRE AU 50 BN
Very rare date and extremely rare coin in this state of preservation.
A nice coin in chocolate-brown color.
NGC: The single finest and only one graded.