CYPRUS, 1 PIASTRE COLLECTION 1879-1949

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Coin Details

Origin/Country: CYPRUS
Item Description: 1P 1930
Full Grade: NGC MS 64 BN
Owner: TMS Coins

Owner Comments:

CYPRUS, KING GEORGE 1 PIASTRE 1930.

OBVERSE: Crowned bust of King George V facing left.
REVERSE: 1 within a beaded circle.
ENGRAVERS: Obverse: Edwar Bertram MacKennal. Reverse: Leonard Charles Wyon.
DIAMETER: 32 mm
WEIGHT: 11.66 g
EDGE: Plain.
METAL COMPOSITION: Copper 95%, Tin 4%, Zinc 1%.
MINTAGE: 90,000
RARITY: Common date, but scarce in uncirculated.

1930 1 PIASTRE MS 64 BN

A very choice example of this common coin.
Attractive with detailed strike, clear surfaces and some mint red remaining in the legends.
NGC: Pop 2 with one grading higher.

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