Owner Comments:
CYPRUS, QUEEN VICTORIA 1/2 PIASTRE 1887.
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: 60,120
RARITY: Common.
1887 1/2 PIASTRE MS 64 RB
Beautiful example of Victoria's Jubilee year 1/2 piastre.
Very well struck with perfect surfaces and original luster in and around the devices.