Owner Comments:
CYPRUS, KING GEORGE VI 1 PIASTRE 1943.
OBVERSE: Crowned head of George VI facing left.
REVERSE: 1 in the center.
ENGRAVER: Percy Metcalfe.
DIAMETER: 23 mm
WEIGHT: 5.18 g
SHAPE: Scalloped.
EDGE: Plain.
METAL COMPOSITION: Copper 97%, Tin 0.5%, Zinc 2.5%.
MINTAGE: 1,080,,000
RARITY: Very rare in EF and UNC condition.
1943 1 PIASTRE XF 40 BN
An EF example of this common coin.
Rare in this state of preservation.