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 Details
Very rare date and extremely rare coin in this state of preservation.
Solid and attractive, with good strike and clear fields.
Details: Planchet Flaw (Obv.).