Owner Comments:
CYPRUS, ARCHBISHOP MAKARIOS III GOLD PROOF SOVEREIGN 1966.
OBVERSE: The bust of the Archbishop facing left and wearing clerical heed-dress dignitary's veil.
REVERSE: Crowned Bicephalous (double-headed) eagle and the date 1966.
DESIGNER: B.Phalireas.
DIAMETER: 22mm
WEIGHT: 7.9887g
FINENESS: 0.9166
MINTAGE: 50,000
1966 MAKARIOS III, GOLD SOVEREIGN PF 68 CAMEO
This superb Proof reveals impeccable detail up to the highest point, with soft frost over the design; this results in evident contrast between the raised surfaces and flat fields, elevating the eye-appealing nature of this beauty.
NGC Pop 1, with none grading higher.